2025 Compare Cities Education:
Harrisonburg, VA vs Cookeville, TN

Change Cities
Highlights
- Cookeville spends 34.5% less per student than Harrisonburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.2% higher in Cookeville than in Harrisonburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 6.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Harrisonburg
 Harrisonburg, VACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,237  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.57  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor326  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Harrisonburg    10 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Harrisonburg is small town, yet has the same experiences that a big city offers (just on a smaller scale). The reason for the wealth of experiences is because H'burg is  More

   |    Reply

Any infomation on quality/cost of living will be graetly appreciated.  More

   |    Reply

Over 16 years ago

We moved to H'Burg in 2003 to enjoy a less expensive cost of living, closer proximity to family, low crime rate and better access to quality health care/facilities. We  More

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Harrisonburg

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

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

   |    Reply

Start Your Review of Cookeville


Premium Subscription
Includes Cost of Living compares for child care, utilities, transportation, health, taxes, housing for home owners vs renters, weather, insurance premiums and so much more.


The premier source for comprehensive city data for over 30 years.

© Best Places. All rights reserved.