2025 Compare Cities Education:
Pikeville, KY vs Kingsport, TN

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Highlights
- Kingsport spends 14.5% less per student than Pikeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Kingsport than in Pikeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kingsport had 7.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Pikeville
 Pikeville, KYKingsport, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,662$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,339  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,092$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4154573
 Students per Counselor359  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%1.5%
Reviews for Pikeville    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I've lived in the wonderful county of Pike for the past seven years. Originally I am from Morgan County, but when I met my husband I made the move to Pikeville. Seven  More

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Over 17 years ago

Not much to do in the area, there has been alot of prescription drug abuse, but not alot of major crimes as one user said, I do enjoy the area, people are friendly, the  More

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I have lived in Pikeville, Kentucky for 28 years and I have lived in 3 other cities. I think that Pikeville is a wonderful place to live. I have a strong religious  More

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Reviews for Kingsport    22 Reviews

I retired and decided not to have Calif swallow up my retirement money. I like it here, but then, I have friends here. There are some lovely areas along Orebank Road and  More

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Over 4 years ago

I’ve lived in Kingsport over 22 years. Beauty abounds around Kingsport, but it is an industrial town with all the odors and pollution that accompany such a town. This  More

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shary · 

When is the last time Kingsport got 9" of snow? This is ridiculous. The last time they did get a decent snowfall they didn't even get 9" and it was record setting so  More

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