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Ann Arbor, MI vs Orinda, CA

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Highlights
- Orinda spends 5.2% less per student than Ann Arbor.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 46.4% higher in Orinda than in Ann Arbor. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orinda had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ann Arbor

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 Ann Arbor, MIOrinda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,020$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455$12,448$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.1722.2116.23
 Students per Librarian64775184573
 Students per Counselor503584530
 Grade School Educ.0.8%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.4%0.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.97.8%98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.9%6.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.0%3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.2%87.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.26.8%22.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.3%13.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree11.6%9.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Ann Arbor    49 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Highly educated city. traffic and parking is bad. university culture is nice, not sure about elsewhere. no good pizza! if you're looking for food, I recommend "a taste  More

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Uh, compared to my other favorite college towns this one lacks flavor. Safer and kinda pretty, but not the greenest place, it's fine. Good restaurants, music, art,  More

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Over 9 years ago

Ann Arbor bus service (AATA) is quite good. The Detroit Metro Airport is only a 20 min. drive away and is also quite good. The traffic in Ann Arbor is usually mild  More

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Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews

Orinda is an extremely safe, quiet, bucolic place to live. The schools are incredible, parent participation is maximal. It's close to everything and yet has a feeling of  More

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Over 15 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 16 years ago

Being ranked the number one public high school system in California says little for this small rural upscale community. With a high percentage of college graduates with  More

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48103 48104 48105 48109
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