2025 Compare Cities Education:
Blairsville, GA vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 14.5% less per student than Blairsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Oak Ridge than in Blairsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 33.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Blairsville
 Blairsville, GAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,976  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor567  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.21.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.4.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Blairsville    3 Reviews

I have been in area for 12 years and really enjoy living here. The people are friendly. We have a good school system, health care facilities, and crime rate is low. The  More

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First of all, you need to get your data straight-there are more than 6oo+ people living in Blairsville. With the lack of convenience, decent restaurants, and social  More

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Over 18 years ago

There is so much good to say about this area but one item on top of the list is the climate. We get approx. 6 inches of snow a year. Two months of the year is typical  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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