2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olney, IL vs Carmel, IN

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- Carmel spends 30.7% less per student than Olney.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Carmel than in Olney. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 6.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olney
 Olney, ILCarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,485  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor745  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Olney    2 Reviews

Olney is a small slowly awakening sleepy town in Southern Illinois. It is still small hometown USA with a little more opportunity than Mayberry. We have new businesses,  More

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Over 13 years ago

Perfect place to live if you want a quiet place with friendly people and white squirrels. The white squirrels are Olney's claim to  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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