2025 Compare Cities Education:
Forest Park, GA vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge spends 7.9% more per student than Forest Park.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.6% lower in Oak Ridge than in Forest Park. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 22.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forest Park
 Forest Park, GAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,253  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor427  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.8.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Forest Park    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Forest Park Georgia is a great place to live. It is perfected located near airport and major interstates. The schools are great and the county is  More

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I read a review stating there is a lot of crime. I have lived in Forest Park since 1971 and have never been robbed or the victim of any other crime. We are a multi  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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