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Oak Ridge, TN vs Manhattan, NY

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Highlights
- Manhattan spends 197.3% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Manhattan than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Manhattan had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNManhattan, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$36,552$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,841$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock791504573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock19.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 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 Manhattan    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Manhattan is a great place with lots to see and do. Exciting to visit and great to live if you have the  More

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This is the best city ever, it is very welcoming and there is a lot of fun things to do. I have lived her for 2 years now and have already had so many great experiences  More

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