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Knoxville, TN vs Pittsburgh, PA

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Highlights
- Pittsburgh spends 140.5% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.3% lower in Pittsburgh than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pittsburgh had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville

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 Knoxville, TNPittsburgh, PAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,689$23,300$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352$17,801$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,615$11,006$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0113.1616.23
 Students per Librarian7135424573
 Students per Counselor433327530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%4.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%14.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%8.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%13.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%4.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%3.9%1.5%

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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 3 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 Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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ZIPS IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
37918, 37920, 37922, 37923, 37931, 37921, 37919, 37849, 37917, 37912, 16 total
ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total

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