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Augusta, ME vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 42.4% less per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.6% higher in Cookeville than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, MECookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor299  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    8 Reviews

We spent 1 year in Augusta. It is probably the cutest Capitol city that I have ever visited in the US. That being said, it has a dark underbelly and a ruthless drug  More

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Over 16 years ago

Winter in Maine usually starts in November, occasionally in October and lasts until March, sometimes April. Although last year was unusually mild, most folks around  More

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I've been living in Augusta for about 9 months now. Moved here from New Orleans. I should be moving out in a few months; I seriously considered staying in Augusta  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 4 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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