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Cookeville, TN vs Dayton, OH

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Highlights
- Dayton spends 74.5% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.7% higher in Dayton than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dayton had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNDayton, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,432$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,075$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10254573
 Students per Counselor444  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 4 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 Dayton    32 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Dayton Ohio for over 7 years. I live in a historic district within a short walk to Oregon district and down town. The summer concert series at Levitt  More

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Over 8 years ago

Spent years assigned at WPAFB (in Mar 90 - Aug 95') and lived in Oakwood for 5 years. We loved it and have nothing negative to say. Locals were friendly and interested  More

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I spent four and a half miserable years here. Essentially, your only employment opportunities are in healthcare or at the base. I worked at the base; they were  More

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