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Vancouver, WA vs Orinda, CA

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Highlights
- Orinda spends 20.5% less per student than Vancouver.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.5% higher in Orinda than in Vancouver. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orinda had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Vancouver
 Vancouver, WAOrinda, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor373  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.1%1.5%
Reviews for Vancouver    57 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

This city has traffic similar to Seattle. I think some drivers here are aggressive and are not able to stay calm under stress. Although the rent prices seem reasonable I  More

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Plus no pone wants a new bridge it has been voted down a thousand times but now the city of Vancouver is going to try and sneak one in anyway and the nice small feeling  More

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The city is corrupt, department heads taking bribes, 2 yr community college almost destroyed because the faculty are making it into a 4 yr college. Mormon corruption  More

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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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