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Georgetown, TX vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 25.3% less per student than Georgetown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Cookeville than in Georgetown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Georgetown
 Georgetown, TXCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,918  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor415  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Georgetown    17 Reviews

I grew up in old Georgetown (80’s kid here) and it was amazing. I left after high school (college) and lived near San Antonio for a couple years but always came back to  More

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One of the worst places I have ever had the misfortune to live. Quite expensive because of many hidden costs. The phoniest people I have ever met. They pretend Southern  More

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Over 9 years ago

Charming. Not too big and not too small. All conveniences within 5 minutes. Near major highways. Property tax is more reasonable than Travis County (Austin).  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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