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Knoxville, TN vs Covington, TN

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Highlights
- Covington spends 7.4% less per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.1% higher in Covington than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Covington had 9.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNCovington, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,975$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,529$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7924573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Covington    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

lived in kc,la. miami, chicago, st louis, and memphis. would live anywhere but here in small town midsouth america. cost of living, climate, access to outdoors, but 45  More

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Over 17 years ago

I've been living in Covington since 2005 and it's nothing really special. I'm going to school here in 2010 and than i'm looking for another city, in another  More

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