2025 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Summit, NJ

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Highlights
- Summit spends 141.4% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Summit than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Summit had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNSummit, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,387$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,582$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12834573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.0%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 Summit    5 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

While there seems to be a good amount of cultural activities and diversity in this area, and it is done with the intention that it makes people feel diverse, when they  More

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Over 19 years ago

A very nice town. If you have lots of money to spend on housing and really want to be in Summit then it is worth it. The water and air quality are terrible. And as a  More

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Summit, NJ is a very expensive place to live. But the town does a great job of making it worth every penny. Community activities, train station, quite neighborhoods,  More

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