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Oak Ridge, TN vs Fort Smith, AR

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- Fort Smith spends 2.0% less per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Fort Smith than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Smith had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNFort Smith, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,053$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,814$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3414573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Fort Smith    28 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I lived here for over a year and it SUCKS. The major grocery store is Walmart. And two other grocery stores and they are high price. One Sams Club , one target ,one  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have been here since 2005. The only good thing about Fort Smith is they have 2 Aldi locations. The cost of living might be cheaper but you also don't have renter's  More

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Over 6 years ago

Dis place lit no  More

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