2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kingsport, TN vs Fresno, CA

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Highlights
- Fresno spends 44.7% more per student than Kingsport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.6% higher in Fresno than in Kingsport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fresno had 11.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Kingsport
 Kingsport, TNFresno, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,148  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,719$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock126164573
 Students per Counselor336  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Kingsport    22 Reviews

I retired and decided not to have Calif swallow up my retirement money. I like it here, but then, I have friends here. There are some lovely areas along Orebank Road and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Kingsport over 22 years. Beauty abounds around Kingsport, but it is an industrial town with all the odors and pollution that accompany such a town. This  More

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shary · 

When is the last time Kingsport got 9" of snow? This is ridiculous. The last time they did get a decent snowfall they didn't even get 9" and it was record setting so  More

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Reviews for Fresno    77 Reviews

I'm not gonna say this city is terrible, but it certainly has many issues that need to be taken care of and unfortunately the city council has done a poor job keeping up  More

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I've lived in Fresno my entire life and when I became an adult, I began to realize how much being a resident here really sucks, it might be cheaper than most other  More

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Lived here since 2002. I may be flamed for this, but.. total dump and I would rate 0 stars if I could. You only really move here to move out. As good as a gas stop.  More

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