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Oakhurst, CA vs Carbondale, IL

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Highlights
- Carbondale spends 12.2% more per student than Oakhurst.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.0% lower in Carbondale than in Oakhurst. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carbondale had 5.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oakhurst
 Oakhurst, CACarbondale, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,354  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.55  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%1.5%
Reviews for Oakhurst    6 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

When researching or commenting on the water quality in Oakhurst it is important to know if the property is on a water system or a private well, to lump all into one  More

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Over 16 years ago

Coming from a much larger community, we really didn't expect much from the high school, but we were very pleasantly surprised. Yosemite High School has a wide variety  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a nice town to raise a family. It is much cleaner, air is better, and if you have a hard-rock well like we do, the water is very good. Our family who live in  More

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Reviews for Carbondale    7 Reviews

I've lived in C'dale for over 30 years. I got an excellent education here - Giant City School was great, though fairly insular and not very diverse (among its drawbacks  More

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Over 17 years ago

I like Carbondale. It is relaxing and an easy way to go about getting a college degree. It has its ups and downs, mainly with the people in the town not recognizing the  More

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All of the comments are negative here and seem to me to be misleading. The idea that you have to have a lot of money in Carbondale is ridiculous. The price of cultural  More

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