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Orinda, CA vs Burlington, VT

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- Burlington spends 48.5% more per student than Orinda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 43.4% lower in Burlington than in Orinda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burlington had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orinda
 Orinda, CABurlington, VTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2964573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.6%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 Burlington    32 Reviews

The good: beautiful, safe, walkable downtown, outdoors nearby. The bad: the woke nonsense is overwhelming, winters are long and brutal, dating scene is beyond  More

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Having lived in the Burlington VT area for more than a decade, I wish I would have done my research before relocating. Yes, VT has some great draws- but the cons far out  More

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Over 8 years ago

If your a hippie you'll love Burlington! The grass is green all year round.  More

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