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Clarksville, TN vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 7.6% less per student than Clarksville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.6% lower in Cookeville than in Clarksville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Clarksville
 Clarksville, TNCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,327  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.72  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor385  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Clarksville    37 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am 33 and have lived here all my life. It used to only be thought if as a small military town. Now things have changed. Clarksville has grown so much in the past 10  More

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Clarksville is a great place to live, it can be peaceful as you want it to be but it also has all the shopping you need. If you want high-end stores or fancier places to  More

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High crime rate Judge mental people Horrible weather Worst  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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