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Corte Madera, CA vs Orinda, CA

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- Orinda spends 28.0% less per student than Corte Madera.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Orinda than in Corte Madera. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orinda had 0.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Corte Madera
 Corte Madera, CAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,962  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.84  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Corte Madera    3 Reviews
Bonnie · Corte Madera, CA
Not a place for renters
Over 9 years ago

Close to the freeway, so easy commute. Beautiful bike/hiking trails and view of Mt Tam. But $4000/mo for a 3 bdrm apartment is a little  More

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Bp · Houston, TX
Climate
Over 13 years ago

Great  More

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raegen · Corte Madera, CA
Corte Madera
Over 19 years ago

Corte Madera has the convenience of shopping and urban lifestyle combined with nature wonderful weather hiking trails bike paths that make the quality of living there  More

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Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews
crintigger · Orinda, CA
It doesn't get any better than this...for safety,
Over 15 years ago

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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mitch · Orinda, CA
Weather
Over 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Bp · Orinda, CA
Orinda in general
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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