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Apple Valley, CA vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 35.8% less per student than Apple Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.9% lower in Cookeville than in Apple Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 2.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Apple Valley
 Apple Valley, CACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Apple Valley    20 Reviews

I've lived in Apple Valley for 11 years. The town is poorly managed, but still an okay place to live. In your climate rating you say average rainfall is 14 inches per  More

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Over 6 years ago

Overall, it's a nice place to call home. The affordability makes it a desirable place to live, especially with the amount you get for your money. For people who own farm  More

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This is a beautiful place. Gorgeous sunsets and sunrises, many different kinds of birds including the Mockingbird and phoebes. When I first moved up here we had many  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 3 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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