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Orinda, CA vs Gary, IN

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Highlights
- Gary spends 14.1% less per student than Orinda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.5% lower in Gary than in Orinda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Gary had 12.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orinda
 Orinda, CAGary, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,054$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,605$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4354573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Gary    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived here for 5 years as a homeless gay drug addict, and I think this place is a real  More

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Over 10 years ago

Been here most of my life left and went to Air Force policies and elected residents are terrible not all there is a few that is really concerned but being that they say  More

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I lived in Gary in 1972 - 1976. I was just a kid but I loved Gary. My family moved to upstate NY and after college I moved to San Francisco, Ca. I will tell you this, I  More

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