2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, VA vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 35.8% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Oak Ridge than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, VAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,099  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor2239  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.65.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    49 Reviews

Old Town Alexandria is a charming port city, with lovely historic homes, fun restaurants and sweet shops. Its easy proximity to the hustle and bustle of DC offer  More

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Alexandria is different depending on what part of it you are in. There is a huge strata of rich and poor, with a few middle class neighborhoods in between. Old town is  More

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The mailing address in this area is Alexandria, or Engleside. Either way, it's SE Fairfax County between Fort Belvoir and Mount Vernon. The neighborhood has been here  More

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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 5 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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