2024 Compare Cities Education:
Cookeville, TN vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 13.8% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.6% higher in Melbourne than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 4.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,417$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869$9,148$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,432$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4816.3516.23
 Students per Librarian4998384573
 Students per Counselor444397530
 Grade School Educ.4.2%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%5.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.7%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.4.3%11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%31.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.4%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.3%1.0%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 Melbourne    29 Reviews

Was looking for change from Orlando area- crime and hecticness- and went to an opposite extreme Let me start by saying that I am moving soon. I am moving back to the  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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