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Birmingham, MI vs Lake Orion, MI

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- Lake Orion spends 0.0% less per student than Birmingham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Lake Orion than in Birmingham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Orion had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Birmingham
 Birmingham, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.77.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree12.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Birmingham    4 Reviews

I have lived here 20 years and have had enough! Too cold for me, other than that I have no  More

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Birmingham has all the benefits of a big city, with none of the negatives. It has that urban feel with a small town charm. We walk to restaurants, library, movie  More

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Over 18 years ago

Very enjoyable, excellent walking community with charming downtown and path through woods by the river. Great selection of dining establishments, mutiple outdoor  More

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Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 19 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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