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Cookeville, TN vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 122.8% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.8% lower in Jackson than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 6.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor444  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 5 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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