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Los Angeles, CA vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 46.0% less per student than Los Angeles.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.2% lower in Cookeville than in Los Angeles. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 13.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Los Angeles
 Los Angeles, CACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.36.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Los Angeles    242 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

If I could give this place negative five stars, I would. Most of the people here are a giant waste of time. They are liars, manipulators, psychopaths, and sociopaths.  More

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Timothy · 

Even with the high costs of living and the sooty air, I feel there is no other place in USA that has access to oceans and beaches, cultural and recreational  More

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Over 4 years ago

Ahhh where to begin? Long summary so bare with me. Born and raised in this ****hole, after 25 years finally getting close to be able to move state as I dreamed, as I've  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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