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Knoxville, TN vs Harrisburg, NC

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Highlights
- Harrisburg spends 13.0% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Harrisburg than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Harrisburg had 6.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNHarrisburg, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,951$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,679$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8804573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Harrisburg    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived in Harrisburg, NC since 2002. I moved here from a suburb of Detroit. I wanted to live in an area that was close to Charlotte, but still had a small town  More

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Over 13 years ago

great pricing on homes here.  More

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Over 17 years ago

You are only bored if you are boring. If you can't find anything to do this close to Charlotte...you have  More

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