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Imlay City, MI vs Lake Orion, MI

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- Lake Orion spends 36.8% more per student than Imlay City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.4% lower in Lake Orion than in Imlay City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Orion had 21.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Imlay City
 Imlay City, MILake Orion, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,906  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor582  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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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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