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Novato, CA vs Carmichael, CA

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Highlights
- Carmichael spends 27.8% less per student than Novato.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Carmichael than in Novato. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmichael had 0.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Novato
 Novato, CACarmichael, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock63214573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Novato    9 Reviews

Lush hills, hiking trails, and easy access to both wine country and San Francisco. We love it here.  More

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Over 10 years ago

Novato is a family oriented community located about 20 miles north of the Golden Gate bridge. The quality of life is excellent here assuming your job pays you enough to  More

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Over 11 years ago

We recently moved to a secluded neighborhood in Novato after 25 years in central Marin. While there are fewer restaurants and galleries, we are very pleased with our  More

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Reviews for Carmichael    10 Reviews

We lived in Sacramento since 1978, and in Carmichael since 2019. We’re very happy here. Carmichael is one of the nicer suburbs of Sacramento. The part of Carmichael that  More

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Hello I am moving to california. I would like to stay in the northern area. I am moving from minnesota. I cant stand the weather here. I am looking for be able to raise  More

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Hi Barabara I read your take on Carmichael and am glad to see it is a nice town, I'm wondering what areas I should avoid living in? I may be moving there soon and I  More

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