| | Oak Ridge, TN | Athens, TN | United States |
| Expend. per Student | $12,296 | $9,381 | $15,905 |
| Educ. Expend. per Student | $11,054 | $9,105 | $13,142 |
| Instr. Expend. per Student | $6,469 | $5,567 | $7,999 |
| Pupil/Teacher Ratio | 13.79 | 15.65 | 16.23 |
| Students per Librarian | 604 | 444 | 4573 |
| Students per Counselor | 554 | 385 | 530 |
| Grade School Educ. | 2.5% | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| Some High School Educ. | 5.0% | 9.7% | 6.3% |
| High School Educ. | 92.5% | 85.0% | 88.9% |
| Some College Educ. | 22.3% | 22.3% | 20.0% |
| 2 yr College Grad. | 8.6% | 6.8% | 8.7% |
| 4 yr College Grad. | 38.2% | 22.7% | 33.7% |
| Masters Grad. | 10.6% | 5.0% | 9.3% |
| Professional Degree | 2.5% | 1.4% | 2.2% |
| Doctorate Degree | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1.5% |