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Orinda, CA vs Castro Valley, CA

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Highlights
- Castro Valley spends 17.1% more per student than Orinda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Castro Valley than in Orinda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Castro Valley had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orinda

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 Orinda, CACastro Valley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,192$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448$13,323$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,565$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.2121.6116.23
 Students per Librarian751895554573
 Students per Counselor584603530
 Grade School Educ.0.6%5.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.8%91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.8%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.3.0%10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.0%42.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.22.9%11.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.7%2.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree9.1%2.0%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Castro Valley    7 Reviews

CURMUDGEON - THANK YOU for your post. The most important part of your comment is your second paragraph. "Hodge-Podge" is the correct word for a lot of Castro  More

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Over 10 years ago

Kind of rural but close to Oakland and San  More

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Castro Valley is the largest unincorporated "city" in the Bay Area. Over the years, several attempts have been made to incorporate, but they have all been defeated at  More

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ZIPS IN ORINDA, CALIFORNIA
94563
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94546 94552

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