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Oak Ridge, TN vs Foley, AL

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Highlights
- Foley spends 5.6% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Foley than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Foley had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNFoley, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,183$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Foley    7 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for a little over a year. I had imagined this would be a small town with some sense of community, but it seems entirely geared toward becoming a second  More

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My husband and I have lived here for over a year and it is hands down my least favorite place I’ve ever lived. We are prior military and have lived in many incredible  More

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Lovely place to live for retirees however traffic is getting bad as it is quickly turning into quite a tourist destination. The city has a darling downtown area as well  More

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