2026 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Ridge, TN vs Floyd, VA

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Highlights
- Floyd spends 1.5% less per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.0% higher in Floyd than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Floyd had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNFloyd, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,115$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,820$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4444573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Floyd    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Jobs plentiful ( Reccon if u's a worker) I an my ol lady ooh yea my siss also lives on same piece dirt raisd on . Mostly crimes theft from prob sumbudy u's know tryn buy  More

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Floyd County culture is a delightful mix of country folk and the creative wave of hippie culture that joined it in the 60's and just kept growing. Floyd is experiencing  More

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