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Cookeville, TN vs Cedar Rapids, IA

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Highlights
- Cedar Rapids spends 70.7% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.0% lower in Cedar Rapids than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cedar Rapids had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville

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 Cookeville, TNCedar Rapids, IAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,417$16,072$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869$11,730$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,432$7,206$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4814.716.23
 Students per Librarian4994424573
 Students per Counselor444365530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%4.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%93.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%12.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%32.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%7.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.8%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 Cedar Rapids    39 Reviews

My biggest gripe is the winter weather and more specifically the wind. The wind does not stop blowing the entire winter. It starts around November when NW winds start  More

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Over 3 years ago

Such a horrible place. The racism is too much. You cant even take a walk to the park without hearing a racial insult thrown at you. You cant even go to the store  More

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I grew up here, moved away, came back to raise my family and have been back since 1993. I love this city!!! There is SOOO much to do. There are 3-4 community theatre  More

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ZIPS IN COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE
38501 38506 38505
ZIPS IN CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA
52402 52404 52405 52403 52411 52401

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