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Lake Orion, MI vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 30.4% less per student than Lake Orion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.2% higher in Scottsdale than in Lake Orion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake Orion

Education
 Lake Orion, MIScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student$15,188$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595$8,653$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,754$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.0218.2416.23
 Students per Librarian80923484573
 Students per Counselor537718530
 Grade School Educ.1.0%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.9%1.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.2%97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.9%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.0%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%60.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.4%16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%5.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.8%2.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 12 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 17 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 Scottsdale    83 Reviews

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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Pros: Livable weather 7 months a year, (Oct. 15-May 15), ample restaurants (though $$$$), resorts to stroll, if you golf, you'll be in heaven. Broad, tidy streets with  More

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85251 85255 85260 85257 85258 85259 85250 85266 85262

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