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Cookeville, TN vs Waukesha, WI

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Highlights
- Waukesha spends 57.1% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.2% higher in Waukesha than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Waukesha had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville

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 Cookeville, TNWaukesha, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,417$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869$12,133$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,432$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4815.5116.23
 Students per Librarian4997264573
 Students per Counselor444501530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%4.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%41.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.0%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 Waukesha    7 Reviews

I lived in waukesha for 37 years. It's home, it's where I grew up but it's a bit of a dump. They're trying hard to make it nice but its just not that great of a place to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I lived in Waukesha in 2006 while on a contract position for a precast design company. I found Waukesha to be a very enjoyable place to live. It is a very place to live  More

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Over 15 years ago

Waukesha is a small city, 65K population, with the amenities of a larger town. Its access to library, daily shopping, mainline restaurant fare and outside activity is  More

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ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505
ZIPS IN WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
53188 53186 53189

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