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Oak Ridge, TN vs Lake Elsinore, CA

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- Lake Elsinore spends 24.4% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 69.4% higher in Lake Elsinore than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Elsinore had 9.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNLake Elsinore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock249534573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock9.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Lake Elsinore    10 Reviews

The new comfort index for Lake Elsinore is 78. I lived in Lake Elsinore for 10 years, and there are usually 100+ days that the temperature is over 90, and several weeks  More

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8/23/2013 To someone thinking of moving to Lake Elsinore I really want to write this to you because I was in you position a year and a half ago. I was living in Delmar  More

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Over 16 years ago

How is the area near the Ortegas? I see a lot of families. Is this a good place for kids and  More

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