2025 Compare Cities Education:
Cary, IL vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 34.9% less per student than Cary.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Oak Ridge than in Cary. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cary
 Cary, ILOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,554  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor578  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Cary    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

nice town, very safe but high taxes.  More

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Over 14 years ago

The Fox River is a nice place to cruise around on the boat and visit all the area bars but after seeing one bar you've seen them all. There is very little artistic  More

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Over 16 years ago

High property taxes is one of the biggest deterrents to wanting to 'retire' almost anywhere in Illinois. Once on a fixed income this would be a huge drain on finite  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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