2026 Compare Cities Education:
Cookeville, TN vs Salida, CO

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Highlights
- Salida spends 195.5% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.7% lower in Salida than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salida had 3.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNSalida, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,780$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor444  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%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 Salida    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 20 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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