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Southaven, MS vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge spends 40.0% more per student than Southaven.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.9% lower in Oak Ridge than in Southaven. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Southaven
 Southaven, MSOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Southaven    5 Reviews

Southaven, MS has grown tremendously over the last past 15 years. Many people from Memphis, TN has moved here. The housing is very affordable but jobs are hard to come  More

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Over 16 years ago

I am planning to relocate to Southaven Mississippi in March to be closer to my family in Memphis. I have over 20 years administrative assistant experience. Are there  More

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My wife and I relocated here recently back into her hometown of Southaven, MS. Since this time we have had our Garage Sale signs pulled up off of the street because of a  More

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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 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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