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Oak Ridge, TN vs Denver, CO

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Highlights
- Denver spends 34.2% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Denver than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denver had 2.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge

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 Oak Ridge, TNDenver, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,296$16,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054$12,519$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,469$6,000$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7914.916.23
 Students per Librarian60420954573
 Students per Counselor554411530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%16.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%52.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%13.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.8%2.1%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 Denver    470 Reviews

During my 25 years in Denver, I’ve witnessed trends found in other metro areas: homeless camps, panhandlers, worsening traffic, increased crime and rapidly appreciating  More

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I've lived in the Denver area for about eight years now. Moved here for college planning to get out as soon as I was done with college, and predictably got stuck  More

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I've lived in the city since I was born (1998) and I just was ready to get out. I'm a Denver native and I am ashamed of my city. I moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  More

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37830
ZIPS IN DENVER, COLORADO
80219, 80239, 80123, 80231, 80210, 80220, 80211, 80204, 80205, 80249, 32 total

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