2025 Compare Cities Education:
Orangeburg, SC vs Normal, IL

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Highlights
- Normal spends 17.4% more per student than Orangeburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% lower in Normal than in Orangeburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Normal had 13.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Orangeburg
 Orangeburg, SCNormal, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,974$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,586  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,416$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor241  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.5%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 Normal    5 Reviews

While not a perfect town by any stretch of the imagination, I have lived in Normal my entire life and I have to say that there are FAR worse places one could live. The  More

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Over 16 years ago

I would like to know more about the quality of education at Illinois State  More

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With relatively low crime, good schools and excellent access to higher education, Normal is a great place to raise a family. The city is trying to update its city center  More

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