2025 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Olathe, KS

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Highlights
- Olathe spends 43.6% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Olathe than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olathe had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNOlathe, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,913$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Olathe    15 Reviews

I've lived in Olathe for 12 years. Olathe is a quiet bedroom community with great schools. 21st Century program provides many career path choices at the high school  More

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Over 7 years ago

I'm just going to give it right to ya! Olathe is closer of a normal mid-class neighborhood than say; Overland Park$$$. And if you like hoe-down country style, go South  More

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Lived in Olathe since about 1980. I can say Olathe is a great place to make a living, live life etc. It's one of those places that the UPS driver can leave a package  More

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