2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orangeburg, SC vs Auburn, AL

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Highlights
- Auburn spends 14.8% less per student than Orangeburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Auburn than in Orangeburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Auburn had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orangeburg
 Orangeburg, SCAuburn, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,328$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,586  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,981$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4014573
 Students per Counselor241  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock7.4%1.5%
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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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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Reviews for Auburn    16 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Unless you’re a college student or under 30, dont move here cause there is nothing to do. I grew up here and the university used to bring in great concerts but these  More

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Went to Auburn University for 4 years and stayed living here for an additional year. First thing: if you aren’t in classes, dont care for college football, or don’t  More

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Over 15 years ago

Auburn is a very nice place to live and raise a family. Compared to New York where i'm from, living in Auburn is much cheaper. This is a college town so there isn't any  More

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