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Knoxville, TN vs Lower Burrell, PA

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- Lower Burrell spends 77.3% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% lower in Lower Burrell than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lower Burrell had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNLower Burrell, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,174$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,028$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6664573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Lower Burrell    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

A great place to live if you like the countryside. You have spacious yards with nearby woods, and in some places nearby farms. And... don't be surprised if you see a  More

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Over 20 years ago

As previously stated, country living, very small town. The city is actually an outgrowth of neighboring New Kensington, so town set-up is very suburban. The residents  More

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Over 20 years ago

Our city is nice if you already have a family, i.e. married. Not so great for singles or divorced. Nice if you like country living and small town atmosphere. School  More

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