2024 Compare Cities Education:
Oak Ridge, TN vs Whittier, CA

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Highlights
- Whittier spends 41.7% more per student than Oak Ridge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 58.5% higher in Whittier than in Oak Ridge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Whittier had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Oak Ridge
 Oak Ridge, TNWhittier, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,296$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,054$14,374$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,469$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7921.8616.23
 Students per Librarian60465654573
 Students per Counselor554380530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.5%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%22.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.6%9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.2%27.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.6%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree5.8%0.7%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 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 Whittier    6 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I have lived in Whittier for over 15 years.Whittier is a great place to live. The City Council has spent millions on street improvements especially on the entrances to  More

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The EWCSD has some really good schools. Management needs some work, but great, caring  More

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I have been a parent at St Gregory for almost 5 years now, I am extremely pleased, the teachers have gone above and beyond to educate our children to the fullest to  More

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