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Myrtle Beach, SC vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge spends 1.7% less per student than Myrtle Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% lower in Oak Ridge than in Myrtle Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 2.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Myrtle Beach
 Myrtle Beach, SCOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,111  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor357  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Myrtle Beach    56 Reviews

Coming from Massachusetts and New York state, I loved the weather, beach and change of lifestyle. Being an outgoing friendly person I met some nice people here along  More

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We were looking for a new city, and Myrtle Beach had had enough press that we were curious to check it out. A 30something and 40something couple, both of us have  More

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If I could give 4.5 instead of 5 I would because Id like to see the traffic flow better with more red lights and see more money put in to landscaping the roadways and  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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