2025 Compare Cities Education:
Needham, MA vs Oak Ridge, NC

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Highlights
- Oak Ridge spends 53.0% less per student than Needham.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.5% higher in Oak Ridge than in Needham. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 0.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Needham
 Needham, MAOak Ridge, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,652$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,734  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6414573
 Students per Counselor308  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock99.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.6.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.81.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree10.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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