2024 Compare Cities Education:
Cookeville, TN vs Danville, VA

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Highlights
- Danville spends 57.2% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.8% higher in Danville than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danville had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNDanville, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,417$14,800$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869$13,892$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,432$7,474$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4816.5316.23
 Students per Librarian4996374573
 Students per Counselor444441530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%10.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%84.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%20.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%8.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%18.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%0.5%1.5%
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 Danville    8 Reviews

I have lived in Danville all of my life(almost 30 years). This town has been through some ups and downs but as I get older, I have realized how great of a town that  More

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Danville is in a state of revival. Its beautiful river and numerous parks, its quiet walks and enviable sunsets are but a few of the natural amenities the city offers.  More

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In my opinion, all of Danville's problems are rooted in their poorly managed government infrastructure. I have been here for 3 months and the entire time I've been here,  More

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