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Jackson, CA vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 13.4% less per student than Jackson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.8% lower in Cookeville than in Jackson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jackson
 Jackson, CACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,176  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor374  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Jackson    5 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

I live 16 miles outta Jackson and we get 4 or 5 inches of snow in Jan and Feb so  More

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Over 17 years ago

Volcano is a charming town in the California gold country, population 100 people. One hotel, one bar, off the beaten path. It is above the fog and below the snow. Once a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Jackson, California is a great place to live for retirees. The city and country police and the highway patrol are all over this place. Also, there's all kinds of  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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