2025 Compare Cities Education:
Bluefield, WV vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 10.7% less per student than Bluefield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.5% lower in Oak Ridge than in Bluefield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bluefield
 Bluefield, WVOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor320  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Bluefield    1 Reviews

My wife and I retired here.I was born near Bluefield WV but worked in NC all of my adult life. There's better opportunities for work in NC, especially Raleigh and  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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