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Branson, MO vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 19.1% less per student than Branson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Cookeville than in Branson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Branson
 Branson, MOCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,926  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.5  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor381  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Branson    15 Reviews

Where do I begin... First and foremost, everything here is expensive. The rent is high! and YOU pay for water and sewer costs, most residents live in old, substandard  More

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Over 4 years ago

It’s expensive living and everything is outdated from condos to apartments, and even housing. Traffic is also during tourist months. I don’t recommend living here.  More

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Branson is in a beautiful part of the extreme northern Ozarks- that's the good. Crime, even tho the local Govt tries to act like it doesn't exist, drugs, & Traffic are  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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