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Sierra Madre, CA vs Orange, CA

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- Orange spends 12.3% less per student than Sierra Madre.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Orange than in Sierra Madre. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orange had 11.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Madre
 Sierra Madre, CAOrange, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,277$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,037$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock163834573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree8.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sierra Madre    2 Reviews

Sierra Madre is a great place to live if you enjoy a small town atmosphere while being close to the vibrancy of a big city. It has nice restaurants, boutique shops and  More

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Over 20 years ago

Sierra Madre is still much a 1950's town. We still help out our neighbors, we have block parties to get acquained with new neighbors, and it's just a happy, friendly  More

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Reviews for Orange    13 Reviews

Southern California is a wonderful place to live (if you can afford it). Currently, we are a family of 3- myself, my husband and our son. We are FINALLY thinking it may  More

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Over 15 years ago

Numerous highly rated hospitals are located within a 20 mile radius. Variety of hospitals include specialty, such as Childrens Hospital of Orange County; private;  More

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Over 15 years ago

The Weather is great. However, the housing, jobs, schools and the State Government is  More

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