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Anderson, IN vs Irvine, CA

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Highlights
- Irvine spends 17.6% more per student than Anderson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.6% higher in Irvine than in Anderson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Irvine had 10.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Anderson
 Anderson, INIrvine, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,338  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor3025  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.6%1.5%
Reviews for Anderson    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Seems to check all the boxes for retirement. Housing appears to be affordable and is close to a large city  More

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This city has had it's problems, as many of the Whiners & Moaners making comments here have written. So What! There are probably a thousand cities in the USA today with  More

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Over 14 years ago

Anderson lost thousands of jobs from the auto industry which resulted in many vacant houses. Combine that with the housing bubble popping and the result is very  More

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Reviews for Irvine    42 Reviews

We've lived in Irvine since '87. We have raised two children within the ISUD. Both are grown up. Sure, there have been many changes since then.. the City has  More

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I've lived in Irvine for 2 years and in Orange County for 10 so I'm pretty familiar with the area by now and all it has to offer. Perhaps my review of this place has  More

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I wouldn't live elsewhere. I originally moved to Irvine in 2002 from the Midwest, not knowing what it even was. I left and moved around a great deal locally in OC,  More

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