2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orange City, FL vs Gulf Shores, AL

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Highlights
- Gulf Shores spends 22.3% more per student than Orange City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Gulf Shores than in Orange City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gulf Shores had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orange City
 Orange City, FLGulf Shores, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,973  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%1.5%
Reviews for Orange City    4 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

This is a small town where people come to retire. Alot of high priced homes. Good place to raise children. Crime is not that high. Alot of  More

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Everything is great about Orange City, except the fact that a lot of sexual predators live there  More

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Over 19 years ago

OUR SUNNY SKIES CAN'T BE  More

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Reviews for Gulf Shores    6 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Owned a place there for 20 years and spend a few weeks each season there. Heading back in a few weeks! Lows: Spotty internet for work. Saturday traffic. Hurricanes.  More

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I know that there are a few people out there that would just as soon throw rotten tomatoes at me for saying what I’m about to say, but I hate, hate, HATE living in Gulf  More

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Over 14 years ago

Gulf Shores offers many sunny days, compared to the rest of Baldwin County.  More

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