2026 Compare Cities Education:
Danville, KY vs Johnson City, TN

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Highlights
- Johnson City spends 40.0% less per student than Danville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.1% higher in Johnson City than in Danville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Johnson City had 1.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Danville
 Danville, KYJohnson City, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,032$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,078  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,961$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3614573
 Students per Counselor363  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Danville    4 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

If you like friendly non-judgmental people, four seasons, fertile land, beautiful natural scenery, low cost of living, this is a good  More

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Over 16 years ago

Great small college town for  More

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Over 20 years ago

Crime is Danville, in Kentucky really is driven, in my opinion, by the economy and lack of higher education. There is great opportunity for the area to grow in the next  More

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Reviews for Johnson City    15 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

There are many things to do if you’re the outdoors type .Closest beach is about 5hrs away. There’s medium range of shopping. It does not have high end retail. Most  More

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I've been fortunate to live all over the world, but privileged to have been born in East Tennessee. I live here now, and it has the perfect mix of small town  More

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I’ve lived near here all my life, moved here in 2015. I love this area!! Great people with great attitudes!! Excellent shopping with lots of restaurants, but low  More

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