2025 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Brighton, MI

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Highlights
- Brighton spends 39.5% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Brighton than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brighton had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNBrighton, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,515$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,190$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8924573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 4 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 Brighton    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Brighton is a great place to live. On the plus side, Brighton (Livingston County) is beautiful with lots of lakes, trees, parks, hiking and biking trails, etc. GREAT  More

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I have lived here for some time and raising kids here is really nice. It's like a small ann arbor, downtown buzzes with festivals, shops, music, parks and restaurants.  More

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Of all the places we have lived in the U.S. this is the best. We have finally found a neighborhood with friendly people of all ages, Great medical care within 10-30  More

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