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Knoxville, TN vs Indianapolis, IN

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Highlights
- Indianapolis spends 49.7% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.0% higher in Indianapolis than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Indianapolis had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville

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 Knoxville, TNIndianapolis, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,689$14,503$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352$11,754$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,615$6,672$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0117.7116.23
 Students per Librarian7139314573
 Students per Counselor433613530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%8.5%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%18.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%32.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.2%1.5%

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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 Indianapolis    153 Reviews

No car? This city is built for cars. Not friendly to pedestrians; the lack of sidewalks is confounding. Public transportation is limited, with a "spoke wheel" layout  More

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Over 3 years ago

This is a response to another review, but everything I say here is true and I have been a lifelong Indy resident and feel this needs said. The only factual part is  More

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Over 3 years ago

Housing is overpriced unless you want to live in a **** hole with cockroaches, mold, cars broken into. There's way too many potholes. Theres a deadly shooting everyday.  More

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37918, 37920, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37921, 37919, 37849, 37917, 37912, 16 total
ZIPS IN INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
46254, 46237, 46203, 46222, 46220, 46217, 46235, 46241, 46201, 46234, 27 total

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