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Oak Ridge, TN vs Cloverdale, CA

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- Cloverdale spends 37.0% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 51.0% higher in Cloverdale than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cloverdale had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNCloverdale, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 6 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 Cloverdale    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Pros: Relaxed, small town atmosphere, friendly people, low crime, tons of civic pride, a surprisingly vibrant arts and music scene for a town of its size (check out  More

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Over 18 years ago

Our summers are hot, with highs in the 90's, low 100's....Completely dry. We get rain from November (just a little) through March with the most rainfall in  More

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Over 19 years ago

We are in Cloverdale as a result of jobs - 2 adults driving 30 miles in opposite directions 5 days a week. After just over 2 years, we have started packing and  More

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