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North Myrtle Beach, SC vs Carmel, IN

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- Carmel spends 12.0% more per student than North Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Carmel than in North Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to North Myrtle Beach
 North Myrtle Beach, SCCarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for North Myrtle Beach    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

High taxes, tolls, utilities but close to NYC. Not a good place to retire unless well to do & you have a house on the Jersey shore. Then again, that's if your house  More

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Definitely a tourist area. Not a good place to raise kids! Schools are terrible. Decent amount of crime, nothing too extreme. High accident rate. Dear god do NOT drive  More

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Over 14 years ago

I have visited this area and it is very nice. I am thinking of longer stays. The only thing I find troubling is the lower end rating for water in this area in general.  More

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Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  More

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