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Cookeville, TN vs Murfreesboro, TN

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Highlights
- Murfreesboro spends 11.5% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Murfreesboro than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murfreesboro had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville

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 Cookeville, TNMurfreesboro, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,417$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869$9,489$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,432$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4815.8216.23
 Students per Librarian4996174573
 Students per Counselor444787530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%41.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%2.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I lived in Cookeville for around 7 years non consecutively. Don’t expect to go on a walk here. Sidewalks are fairly abundant but they are not well maintained and there  More

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My wife and I both moved here to work for state government. Other people are right, the pay is awful, hovering around $28k for people with masters and doctorates. Rental  More

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Been here for 4-5 years now, crime is on the rise and pay is stagnant, don't look for much over 28k a year in gross income here. Lots of areas are getting metro  More

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Reviews for Murfreesboro    28 Reviews

Murfreesboro is okay, but it does seem like it is somewhat unsavory and there are a disproportionate amount of drug busts. It is a good place for young artists and  More

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I've lived all my life in Chicago, Il and am growing quite tired of the violence and the cost of living. I have been doing research all over the U.S. so I can get me and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Murfreesboro is growing into a little big town. According to Forbes and governing.com, we are now one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Our city is  More

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ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505
ZIPS IN MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE
37130 37129 37128 37127 37153 37132

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