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Hesperia, CA vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge spends 16.2% less per student than Hesperia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 39.4% lower in Oak Ridge than in Hesperia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 18.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Hesperia
 Hesperia, CAOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Hesperia    4 Reviews

I’ve lived here on and off, most of my life. Grew up up in Hesperia, left for college and now am raising my kids here to be close to family. While the weather is nice  More

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Over 8 years ago

I love Hesperia is very peaceful I move to Hesperia because I was tired of the city traffic, noise and just the running around and having no time for anything. If you  More

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I've lived in Hesperia for 1 year and moved from Riverside (down the hill). Big mistake. Since then, I've needed emergency services at the hospital. My health  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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