2024 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Hilton Head Island, SC

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- Hilton Head Island spends 55.6% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.9% lower in Hilton Head Island than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hilton Head Island had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNHilton Head Island, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,689$15,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352$12,547$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,615$7,547$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0112.1716.23
 Students per Librarian7133434573
 Students per Counselor433289530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%15.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%52.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%4.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Knoxville    122 Reviews

What’s not to like? Friendly folks, mountains, rivers, lakes, streams, trees, amazing southern cuisine. Minimal traffic, solid museums, kid friendly everything, great  More

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I lived in Knoxville for 3 years and still go there to see a doctor of mine until my treatment is over. You could not pay me to return to Knoxville now that I foster  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is my second residence in Knoxville and I'm loving my return after a 30 year absence. I love the city and county and the atmosphere surrounding them. What's not to  More

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Reviews for Hilton Head Island    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Unfortunately Beaufort county is full of transplanted northerners who do nothing but whine and cry about everything. They leave the north to come to the south and then  More

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We got a second home on Hilton Head Island 10 years ago to get away from the Canadian winter weather. It took about 3 days to realize this is where we want to be  More

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I have watched HHI change remarkably in the 40 years I have lived there. Development really started in 1979 and the early residents were explorers and drop outs who  More

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