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Mount Pleasant, MI vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 25.5% less per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% lower in Cookeville than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 5.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, MICookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,017  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.49  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor376  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.44.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Pleasant    8 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mt. Pleasant is the home to Central Michigan University. Much of its economy is tied to the University or the casino. The rest is just service jobs for college students  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lived in Mount Pleasant for two years. I could not find a job. I wasn't a student at the local college nor a member of the reservation that Mount Pleasant is on. I have  More

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As a citizen of Mount Pleasant for nearly ten years, I have seen it grow considerably, particularly in the last five years. Home of Central Michigan University, it's  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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