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Chapel Hill, NC vs Lake Orion, MI

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Highlights
- Lake Orion spends 2.3% less per student than Chapel Hill.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.0% higher in Lake Orion than in Chapel Hill. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Orion had 2.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chapel Hill
 Chapel Hill, NCLake Orion, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.09  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor280  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.7.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.78.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 13 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 18 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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