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Solana Beach, CA vs Orinda, CA

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- Orinda spends 7.1% less per student than Solana Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Orinda than in Solana Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orinda had 2.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Solana Beach

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 Solana Beach, CAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,358$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,161$12,448$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,084$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.6522.2116.23
 Students per Librarian1874475184573
 Students per Counselor513584530
 Grade School Educ.1.6%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.0%0.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.96.4%98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.9%6.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.9%3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.69.2%87.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.15.0%22.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.2%13.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.3%9.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Solana Beach    3 Reviews

I've lived in Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, Venice Beach, Hermosa Beach, San Luis Obispo, Carlsbad, Encinitas and my wife and I saved up every penny we could to buy a  More

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Rent has skyrocketed in Solana Beach in the past ten years. High rent and more people cramming into single person rental units.   More

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Over 19 years ago

Very expensive. Being from east coast it was hard because people dont speak to you in normal situations..example , picking up kids from school ..if you pass a parent  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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92075
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