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Maricopa, AZ vs Orinda, CA

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Highlights
- Orinda spends 51.3% more per student than Maricopa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% higher in Orinda than in Maricopa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orinda had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Maricopa
 Maricopa, AZOrinda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,414  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor730  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%1.5%
Reviews for Maricopa    9 Reviews

I can safely say that Central Arizona is a fast growing area alongside Buckeye in the West. As East Valley prices are spiraling out of control currently and has become  More

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I have recently visited Maricopa City to visit some of my family that were priced out of the East Valley Area. I can say that Maricopa City has things people are used to  More

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As someone who used to visit my Aunt out in Maricopa for days on end and play with my cousins back in the day, it was a sleepy town with not much retail, not much  More

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Reviews for Orinda    3 Reviews

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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Over 16 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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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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