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Dunwoody, GA vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 34.4% less per student than Dunwoody.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Cookeville than in Dunwoody. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dunwoody
 Dunwoody, GACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,120  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.85  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor315  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Dunwoody    4 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years and it really used to be a great city to live in. Unfortunately we became a city and now have our own city government which seemed to be  More

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I’ve recorded over 200 podcast episodes about the city of Dunwoody. Some of my favorite businesses are Village Orthodontics, NFA Burger, Breadwinner, and BAR{N}. This is  More

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I've lived in Atlanta and/or the Atlanta area for over 20 years. I know there are worse places than Atlanta but I also know there are better places. I am an  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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