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Oak Ridge, TN vs Paris, TX

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Highlights
- Paris spends 1.2% less per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.7% lower in Paris than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Paris had 7.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge

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 Oak Ridge, TNParis, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,296$12,152$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054$10,303$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,469$6,401$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7912.1716.23
 Students per Librarian60412424573
 Students per Counselor554342530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%9.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%86.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%26.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%17.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.3%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 Paris    13 Reviews

It's a city where the city administration [ City Mayor, Commissioners, City Manager, DA of the County, & Police Dept] - protects the gangs/  More

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The cost of living runs close to 30% lower than the average for the US. The local parish, Our Lady of Victory, can accommodate another 100 - 200 families. The State of  More

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Over 13 years ago

Paris is a very small city, it is basically for retirees, not much to offer here. The cost of living is the BEST thing I can say about Paris and that the people are  More

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ZIPS IN OAK RIDGE, TENNESSEE
37830
ZIPS IN PARIS, TEXAS
75460 75462

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