2024 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Florence, AL

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Highlights
- Florence spends 17.2% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% higher in Florence than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNFlorence, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,689$11,356$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352$10,311$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,615$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0118.3516.23
 Students per Librarian7135864573
 Students per Counselor433349530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%21.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%27.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%8.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.5%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 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 Florence    8 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

I am a 41 yr old female in search of a new life. I am not running I amj ust trying to find myself some happiness and I would like to know what I can rent there to make  More

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Over 14 years ago

A few years ago, while i was still living in Florence, the local newspaper did an article abt why the young educated people were leaving Florence. In my early 20's as i  More

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Over 15 years ago

we will relocate to Alabama, Muscle Shoals, Florence, Sheffield area.We would like a nice town to live in, where our two kids can grow up and would not cost us a  More

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