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Knoxville, TN vs Florence, KY

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Highlights
- Florence spends 32.3% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.3% lower in Florence than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Florence had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNFlorence, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,815$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,417$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7614573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.8%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 Florence    5 Reviews

It's a great place to live if you are a redneck. Really, when you cross over from Ohio it's like going to another country. I grew up here and spent my formative  More

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Over 10 years ago

Northern Kentucky is just too far north for me. Too much influence from Ohio. I'm a southern girl at heart and I'm looking to get down to the true south.  More

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Raised in Northern kentucky my entire life, I moved to San Antonio Texas last year at age 19. I am now 20, and have a soft spot for Florence... It's a suburban culture,  More

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