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Orinda, CA vs Aliso Viejo, CA

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- Aliso Viejo spends 0.6% more per student than Orinda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.5% higher in Aliso Viejo than in Orinda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Aliso Viejo had 2.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orinda
 Orinda, CAAliso Viejo, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Aliso Viejo    8 Reviews

We've lived here in Aliso Viejo now for two years and just love it! It's clean, extremely walkable, little to no crime and relatively affordable when compared to Los  More

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Over 4 years ago

We just moved here from the East Coast and we absolutely love it. It’s pretty peaceful, has beautiful views of the city, and it’s close to the beach and many parks.  More

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We've liked here for 4yrs now and it is one of the most convenient cities I've ever lived in. Our youngest finished their last 2 yrs of high school here and we were  More

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