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Fort Wayne, IN vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 29.3% less per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% lower in Cookeville than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne

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 Fort Wayne, INCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,321$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863$8,869$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,410$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6515.4816.23
 Students per Librarian7004994573
 Students per Counselor3454444530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%34.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  More

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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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ZIPS IN FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
46825, 46804, 46815, 46806, 46805, 46818, 46808, 46816, 46807, 46802, 11 total
ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505

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