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Nampa, ID vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 13.4% more per student than Nampa.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.7% lower in Cookeville than in Nampa. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Nampa
 Nampa, IDCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,772  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Nampa    5 Reviews

We have lived in Arizona (near Phoenix) for 20 years. We are in the process of moving to the Nampa/Caldwell area. Trust me you DO NOT want to come to Arizona for an  More

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Sales tax is one area that it hard to get used to, taxes here are probably average but I was not used to paying sales tax. After I checked it out against other states  More

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Over 15 years ago

Im sure the economy is bad everywhere, but in Nampa, i believe i read the unemployment rate is near  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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