2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kalamazoo, MI vs Orangeburg, SC

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Highlights
- Orangeburg spends 5.1% less per student than Kalamazoo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.5% lower in Orangeburg than in Kalamazoo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orangeburg had 6.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kalamazoo
 Kalamazoo, MIOrangeburg, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,462$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,821  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,775$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2524573
 Students per Counselor589  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Kalamazoo    31 Reviews

I have lived in Kalamazoo for over 17 years. Originally from Grand Rapids, and lived in the Zeeland / Holland are for quite a while. In comparison I absolutely hate  More

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I moved to Kalamazoo 20 years ago from Chicago. Coming from a large city, this is a nice change once you get use to the small things like lack of ethnic culture, any  More

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Over 9 years ago

Hi, My husband and I are considering relocating to the Kalamazoo area for his job and I'm just starting to do some research. We have elementary-aged children so good  More

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Reviews for Orangeburg    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I moved to Orangeburg 7 months ago from up north and have mostly learned/adapted to enjoy it. I’ll admit I was worried about the crime statistics, but there are very  More

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Avoid this town  More

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Over 10 years ago

Summer stars in April/May. Too many near 100 degree days. High humidity Little to do other then work. We are not church goers so meeting people is not easy. There  More

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