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Oak Ridge, TN vs Harrisburg, PA

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 44.3% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% higher in Harrisburg than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge

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 Oak Ridge, TNHarrisburg, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,296$17,739$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054$14,386$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,469$8,762$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7915.8416.23
 Students per Librarian60410044573
 Students per Counselor554390530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%6.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%11.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%82.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%19.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%22.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.8%0.6%1.5%

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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 Harrisburg    23 Reviews

I wouldn't recommend Harrisburg. I currently live here, but I'm moving to Lancaster in a month. The problem with Harrisburg is that many long-term residents often refer  More

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Over 7 years ago

I moved to Harrisburg right after college and have been here for about 6 years now. This city is OK. Downtown has some nicer restaurants, but still has just as many  More

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Having lived here many years I've noticed that some people are very nice but most won't give you the time of day.Due to many years of "lifetime" politicians, the city is  More

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ZIPS IN OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE
37830
ZIPS IN HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
17104 17103 17102 17101 17120

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