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Lake Orion, MI vs San Jose, CA

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- San Jose spends 21.2% more per student than Lake Orion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.9% higher in San Jose than in Lake Orion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 9.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Orion
 Lake Orion, MISan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%1.5%
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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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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