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Okeechobee, FL vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 2.7% less per student than Okeechobee.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Cookeville than in Okeechobee. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Okeechobee

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 Okeechobee, FLCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,674$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,108$8,869$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,246$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.315.4816.23
 Students per Librarian12814994573
 Students per Counselor427444530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.1%7.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.8%88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.1%4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.7%34.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.3.9%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%3.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Okeechobee    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Okeechobee since 1985. It is a good place to raise kids due to lower crime rates, however, children-related activities are few and far between, unless  More

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Over 15 years ago

It was named for the Lake Okeechobee, which was itself named for Hitchiti words oka (water) and chobi (big). I grew up in Okeechobee County in the 70's, I still love  More

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Over 16 years ago

This town has such a crazy name. I cant even pronounce it and i live  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 OKEECHOBEE, FLORIDA
34972
ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505

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