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Cookeville, TN vs Alamogordo, NM

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Highlights
- Alamogordo spends 34.8% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.3% higher in Alamogordo than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Alamogordo had 2.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville

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 Cookeville, TNAlamogordo, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,417$12,698$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869$10,964$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,432$6,050$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4816.7616.23
 Students per Librarian4995234573
 Students per Counselor444835530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%90.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%27.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%10.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%22.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.6%1.5%

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 2 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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Reviews for Alamogordo    14 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I am originally from Alamogordo, and moved away about 9 years ago. We are now seriously considering on moving back to this little small town. After being away in a  More

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Over 10 years ago

The school system in Alamogordo NM is terrible. The high school here has the highest GRADS program in the state which is teen moms dual enrolled. They do no offer  More

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Over 12 years ago

I've lived in Alamogordo for two years now after living in Tacoma, Washington (too much rain, too much crime) for 20 years. Generally, it's a nice little conservative  More

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ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505
ZIPS IN ALAMOGORDO, NEW MEXICO
88310

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