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Oak Ridge, TN vs Anchorage, AK

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Highlights
- Anchorage spends 35.2% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.5% higher in Anchorage than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Anchorage had 1.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge

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 Oak Ridge, TNAnchorage, AKUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,296$16,628$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054$15,402$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,469$8,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7917.4416.23
 Students per Librarian6044994573
 Students per Counselor554413530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%25.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%36.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%9.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.8%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Oak Ridge    8 Reviews

Overall it's on the positive side. It's pretty boring but it can feel like a real home at times. It could stand to be a hair closer to Western Knoxville.. Melton lake  More

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Over 4 years ago

Oak Ridge is located in beautiful East TN, has excellent public schools, is very safe for families, and is only 15-30 min away from Knoxville.  More

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Marginal, at best. Lack of social and business skills to perform anything but menial tasks. No clue about customer service, business etiquette or basic business  More

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Reviews for Anchorage    83 Reviews

Anchorage had potential but with the massive amount of homeless the petty crime is on the rise. I chose to live in a town outside of Anchorage rather than the city for  More

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I lived in Anchorage for the better part of the 2010's. Pros: o Beautiful, mountain and ocean views; close to many hiking trails, campsites, fishing grounds,  More

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it's nice, i liked it when i grew up there. kinda wish i could move back, but i didn't really like being isolated from all the things like nordstrom, trader joe's,  More

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ZIPS IN OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE
37830
ZIPS IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA
99504, 99507, 99508, 99577, 99502, 99515, 99516, 99501, 99517, 99503, 17 total

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