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Decatur, AL vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 21.9% less per student than Decatur.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.0% lower in Cookeville than in Decatur. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 5.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Decatur
 Decatur, ALCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor379  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Decatur    12 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville about 6 months ago. I love it! Traffic is mostly light, even at rush hour. You have enough shopping amenities here you rarely have to  More

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Over 4 years ago

I moved to Decatur three months ago from Huntsville and I am very satisfied with the city. Decatur boasts many amenities: on the river, surrounded on two sides by  More

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Over 6 years ago

I moved to Decatur from Huntsville a little over a year ago. I'm just not a big fan for a few reasons. #1 Brownsferry Nuclear Power Plant is exactly 10.43 miles from my  More

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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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