2024 Compare Cities Education:
Knoxville, TN vs Syracuse, NY

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Highlights
- Syracuse spends 153.3% more per student than Knoxville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.3% lower in Syracuse than in Knoxville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Syracuse had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Knoxville
 Knoxville, TNSyracuse, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,689$24,543$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,352$20,322$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,615$12,960$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.0112.7116.23
 Students per Librarian7136214573
 Students per Counselor433310530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%10.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.9%84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%16.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.33.4%28.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%2.0%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 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 Syracuse    59 Reviews

I've lived in Syracuse, NY my entire life. The majority of my family and friends are from here as well. I love the Syracuse sports teams and have done so since I was a  More

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I was born 30 miles from Syracuse,, moved away to travel all over the USA, living in about 8 different cities, then came to live in Syracuse, NY. I have been here for 20  More

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I’ll start by saying I’ve lived here my whole life. I have only lived here but can’t wait to move out. I’ll lay out some pros and cons. Pros: it has a decent downtown  More

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