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Carleton, MI vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 24.2% less per student than Carleton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Cookeville than in Carleton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Carleton
 Carleton, MICookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,523  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor807  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Carleton    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

That's very surpising. I've lived here all my life and I have never heard of anything serious, no murder or property damage. Carelton is a VERY safe place to live, very  More

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Over 17 years ago

That's very surpising. I've lived here all my life and I have never heard of anything serious, no murder or property damage. Carelton is a VERY safe place to live, very  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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