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Orinda, CA vs Miami, FL

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- Miami spends 22.1% less per student than Orinda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.8% lower in Miami than in Orinda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Miami had 19.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orinda
 Orinda, CAMiami, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,839$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,809$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock27244573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 17 years ago

Weather in Orinda is  More

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Over 18 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 Miami    189 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great vacation spot with the best clubs and food. Wynwood and the Miami Design District are the best, just be careful at night. Area tends to jack prices up around  More

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Miami is rapidly devolving into a filthy, crime ridden, unattractive extension of Central America and South America. The population is a bunch of rude entitled dependent  More

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Beautiful place, well into the late 20th Century ... clean, safe, fun, peaceful. Started seeing elements of crap, just a tiny bit, back around 1980. Now what changed  More

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