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Dublin, GA vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 4.1% more per student than Dublin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.4% lower in Oak Ridge than in Dublin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 9.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Dublin
 Dublin, GAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor486  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Dublin    5 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Nice small town. Real safe as long as you mind your business. John 14:6 Muay Thai Kickboxing club on telfair street is a nice place to train at  More

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Over 9 years ago

Typical small southern town. Everyone believes in Jesus. Not very open minded people. It has a variety of fast food restaurants. No where for a vegan though. Shopping  More

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Over 20 years ago

Nice small town living. Friendly and affordable. We miss the restruants and activities of a larger town but everything is convinent and you get to know  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 6 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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