2025 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Elgin, IL

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Highlights
- Elgin spends 81.5% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Elgin than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Elgin had 10.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNElgin, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Elgin    9 Reviews

When I first moved to Elgin 2 years ago I did not like it. I lived in a mobile home park near the river and highway 90 in a senior community that over prices it's lot  More

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Hi, as a way of updating the post for Elgin and providing a rebuttal for some of the negative reviews, I've decided to post on this board. I've lived in Elgin since  More

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Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Elgin my whole life and it is very sad to read these comments about my town.... I'm a senior at South Elgin High School and I will be graduating this  More

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