2025 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Ridge, TN vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 26.4% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Chapel Hill than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%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.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%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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Reviews for Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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