2025 Compare Cities Education:
Prospect, KY vs Carmel, IN

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Highlights
- Carmel spends 10.3% less per student than Prospect.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.3% higher in Carmel than in Prospect. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 1.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Prospect
 Prospect, KYCarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,255  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor227  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Prospect    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although housing is more expensive than most other cities in Kentucky, as are the real estate taxes it is worth it for the piece of mind and the great schools. Otherwise  More

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Quick response to what was posted. I would say her post is inaccurate except for the part about taxes. People are friendlier and more laid back than the people up  More

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Everything is relative as the saying goes, but we transplanted here from Germantown, TN (which we loved)to Prospect, KY (suburb of Louisville). We find the people are  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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