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Cookeville, TN vs Versailles, KY

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- Versailles spends 19.8% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.0% higher in Versailles than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Versailles had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNVersailles, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,278$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,097$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor444  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%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 Versailles    2 Reviews

The 'con' of Air Service is factually inaccurate. Versailles is <10 minutes from the Lexington-Bluegrass Airport. Great safe community and fantastic school  More

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Over 16 years ago

Very small community with larger ones nearby. Can be quite comfortable here on less. No big box stores but no public transportation  More

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