2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lafayette, CO vs Oak Ridge, TN

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 23.9% less per student than Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% lower in Oak Ridge than in Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lafayette
 Lafayette, COOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,130  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor213  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Lafayette    2 Reviews

The City of Lafayette is trying to be attractive and desirable, so that's something. Being on the outskirts of Boulder and metro Denver has the benefits of quick access  More

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can't say enough good things about Lafayette - it is next to Louisville CO which has been voted the best place to live by Money Magazine.   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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