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Knoxville, TN vs Jackson, MI

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 34.8% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Jackson than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 3.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNJackson, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,058$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,938$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10454573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.1%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.  Unlock3.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 5 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 Jackson    33 Reviews

I lived in Jackson for a long time I lived on 1st and 3rd Street right over by Frank's party store before that b**** burnt down. My dad and I would sit out on the front  More

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Over 7 years ago

I spent 20 years of my life fighting for freedom only to buy a second home in Jackson, biggest mistake of my life, and have the rights I fought for take away by a  More

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Never never ever move to this town! I was born there, grew up around there, made the tragic mistake of moving back there once and will never ever set foot there again!  More

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