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Punta Gorda, FL vs Cookeville, TN

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- Cookeville spends 20.7% less per student than Punta Gorda.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.3% lower in Cookeville than in Punta Gorda. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Punta Gorda
 Punta Gorda, FLCookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,619  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor443  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Punta Gorda    15 Reviews

When we were visiting different cities in Florida, we quickly realised that Punta Gorda is the friendliest gulf coast town in south Florida BY FAR! My wife and I bought  More

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I haven't lived in Punta Gorda, so I'm not sure about every nook and cranny of the place, however I did visit for about a month during the winter and about another 2  More

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Over 9 years ago

We have lived here for six years and enjoy it very much. One gets used to the summers but they are uncomfortable. The fishing is pretty good - used to be much better.  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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