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Orinda, CA vs Olympia, WA

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Highlights
- Olympia spends 12.6% more per student than Orinda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.0% lower in Olympia than in Orinda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olympia had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orinda
 Orinda, CAOlympia, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,104$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,448  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,162$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.21  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12464573
 Students per Counselor584  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.87.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree13.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.8%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 Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  More

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