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Searcy, AR vs Carmel, IN

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- Carmel spends 37.1% more per student than Searcy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.1% higher in Carmel than in Searcy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Carmel had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Searcy
 Searcy, ARCarmel, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,006$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,415$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7934573
 Students per Counselor389  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.5%1.5%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  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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