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Oak Ridge, TN vs Sahuarita, AZ

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- Sahuarita spends 12.5% less per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.8% higher in Sahuarita than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sahuarita had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNSahuarita, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,756$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,785$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14474573
 Students per Counselor554  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%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 Sahuarita    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

This town is beautiful and charming and we have called it home for 6 years. With the backdrop of the Santa Rita mountains, plenty of hiking, picnicking and camping in  More

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In comparison to CA, everything is far less expensive. Homes are available at reasonable prices, gas is $0.50 to $0.70 less per gallon than CA, even groceries run about  More

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Over 15 years ago

Rancho Sahuarita is beautiful and great but not a very good place for young adults without children. This is a very family oriented community. Neighbors are not very  More

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