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Gallatin, TN vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 5.8% less per student than Gallatin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.2% higher in Cookeville than in Gallatin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gallatin
 Gallatin, TNCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,369  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Gallatin    12 Reviews

Sumner County Gallatin Tennessee based on 10-years experience was a huge disappointment. The City of Gallatin is run by mostly family related members that are not open  More

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Don't believe me? Check Reader's Digest 2017. I have lived and been all around our great country but Gallatin has its own little quaint appeal like no where else. We are  More

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Gallatin is a great place to live.... If you want to live in the South. Unlike Murfreesboro or Nashville, Gallatin has not been over run by northerners who want to  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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