2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Ridge, TN vs Durham, NC

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Highlights
- Durham spends 5.6% less per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.7% higher in Durham than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Durham had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNDurham, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,296$11,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054$10,906$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,469$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7915.1316.23
 Students per Librarian6048084573
 Students per Counselor554268530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%4.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%90.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%14.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%52.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%15.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%4.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.8%5.0%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 4 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 Durham    43 Reviews

I was raised in this city, left for work in the 2010s, and returned in 2018. This city has changed a lot over the years for the better. Growing up there was not a ton to  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in durham for a few years and my experience is coming from someone who has traveled all over the world and has lived in many different states. First things  More

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Over 3 years ago

I live here for my entire life and it has never gotten boring, I love the scenery, nightlife and basically everything here. There is always something new to do and  More

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