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Wake Forest, NC vs Oak Ridge, TN

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- Oak Ridge spends 5.8% more per student than Wake Forest.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.7% lower in Oak Ridge than in Wake Forest. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Oak Ridge had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Wake Forest
 Wake Forest, NCOak Ridge, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,531  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,469$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.11  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6044573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.8%1.5%
Reviews for Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  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 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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