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Oak Ridge, TN vs Lexington, TN

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Highlights
- Lexington spends 21.5% less per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.1% higher in Lexington than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 5.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge

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 Oak Ridge, TNLexington, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,296$9,655$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054$9,196$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,469$5,712$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7914.7716.23
 Students per Librarian6045114573
 Students per Counselor554324530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%8.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%23.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%13.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%0.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.8%0.4%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 Lexington    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Cheap property taxes, no state income  More

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Lexington is a Great Place to Raise Kids! This community is a wonderful, warm place where everyone knows each other and is very supportive of everyone in the community.  More

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