2025 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Denton, TX

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Highlights
- Denton spends 66.0% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Denton than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Denton had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNDenton, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,080$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,983$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10184573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Denton    12 Reviews

I've lived here since 2011. There are a lot of things I like about the city, but extreme growth has made it exhausting to live here. BIGGEST PROS: - Brand new  More

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We moved here from the midwest in 2014. After 4 years, we still love the area; however, it has grown so much and so fast that the traffic is such that we prefer to stay  More

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Over 12 years ago

an amazing city to study  More

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