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Knoxville, TN vs Birmingham, AL

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Highlights
- Birmingham spends 36.2% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.7% higher in Birmingham than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Birmingham had 2.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville

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 Knoxville, TNBirmingham, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,689$13,194$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352$11,144$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,615$6,493$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0119.3216.23
 Students per Librarian7135474573
 Students per Counselor433417530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%9.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%28.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.6%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 Birmingham    25 Reviews

Birmingham is better than ever, meaning it is beginning to gain half of the stuff a normal city of its size has. The food scene is definitely an exception and is above  More

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Lived in the Birmingham for years. The small city was divided by the historical train tracks into the north half and the south one. The north section was the  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Birmingham 6.5 years ago for a new job. The city is very boring in my opinion, there isn't much to do over the weekend except shopping or eating out. Summer  More

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ZIPS IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
37918, 37920, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37921, 37919, 37849, 37917, 37912, 16 total
ZIPS IN BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA
35215, 35211, 35205, 35235, 35206, 35208, 35212, 35204, 35207, 35222, 18 total

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