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Merrillville, IN vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge spends 5.8% less per student than Merrillville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.8% lower in Oak Ridge than in Merrillville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrillville
 Merrillville, INOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  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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