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Cookeville, TN vs Milford, DE

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- Milford spends 83.4% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Milford than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Milford had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNMilford, DEUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,270$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,970$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock24834573
 Students per Counselor444  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%1.5%
Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 3 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 Milford    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Milford, like any town other than Newark, is very unsophisticated, boring, unfriendly, and uneducated. I've resided in many states and Delaware will be the state that I  More

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Over 13 years ago

I grew up in and around Milford and loved it. It has a small town feel to it, yet is modern enough for all of the conveniences of an Eastern Shore city. People are  More

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approx 20 minutes to Dover, 20 minutes to Lewes/Rehoboth Beach area.Live the beach life without the beach  More

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