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Jensen Beach, FL vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 23.2% less per student than Jensen Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Cookeville than in Jensen Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Jensen Beach
 Jensen Beach, FLCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,674  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor452  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Jensen Beach    6 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Jensen Beach was once known as the "Pineapple Capital of the World" and still holds an annual pineapple festival. Jensen Beach also attracts several species of  More

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Over 14 years ago

Quiet  More

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Over 17 years ago

Most of the people appear to be on the red neck side. Very little is friendly about this area. I'm from the Midwest and this southern town that boast southern  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

Over 4 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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