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Pensacola, FL vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 12.1% less per student than Pensacola.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.1% higher in Cookeville than in Pensacola. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 4.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pensacola
 Pensacola, FLCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,326  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor455  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  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.40.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Pensacola    72 Reviews

I grew up in Pcola and moved away after hurricane Ivan over a decade ago. I have recently moved back and was shocked to see the rate of decline it has endured over the  More

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I've lived here for almost 30 years and love it! Good size town but not a big city still plenty to do in downtown's really come alive in the last 10 years. Plus we have  More

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I came here to visit and never left! The American Planning Association named downtown Pensacola "Florida's Greatest Place" after a popular vote and Palafox Street was  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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