2025 Compare Cities Education:
Albany, CA vs Orinda, CA

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Highlights
- Orinda spends 14.6% less per student than Albany.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% higher in Orinda than in Albany. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orinda had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albany
 Albany, CAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,323  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor603  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%1.5%
Reviews for Albany    4 Reviews

Albany is one of the best places to live not only in California but the USA. Niche 2023 has ranked Albany the number one suburb in California and is consistently in the  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like many places in the Bay Area, there are some mixed-race couples and gay couples in Albany. What is really striking, though, is the number of families where both  More

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Albany was originally built as a railroad workers' town. So the bad news is that nearly every house was originally two, or at most three, bedrooms with one bath, about  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 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 17 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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