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Oak Ridge, TN vs Cedar Island, NC

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- Cedar Island spends 7.3% less per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% lower in Cedar Island than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Island had 12.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNCedar Island, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,404$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,481$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5834573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
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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