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Cookeville, TN vs Wappingers Falls, NY

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- Wappingers Falls spends 201.4% more per student than Cookeville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.6% lower in Wappingers Falls than in Cookeville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wappingers Falls had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cookeville
 Cookeville, TNWappingers Falls, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$28,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,869  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9054573
 Students per Counselor444  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Wappingers Falls    8 Reviews

My family has lived in the village for 4 generations, myself for 22 years before I had to move away for grad school (and I'm eager to move back!). I absolutely love it  More

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Over 14 years ago

Not a lot of jobs in this town; need to commute locally (Poughkeepsie) or to Westchester Country or  More

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The climate in Wappingers Falls is nice. In the Winter, the average temperature is 35F. In the Spring, the average temperature is 35F-45F. In the Summer, the average  More

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