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San Mateo, CA vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 53.1% less per student than San Mateo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.8% lower in Cookeville than in San Mateo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 3.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Mateo
 San Mateo, CACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.79  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor431  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.58.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for San Mateo    12 Reviews

I have lived in San Mateo since 2013. It has seen tremendous growth, lots of new restaurants which have become progressively more high-end though there is ample  More

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I'm a native of California. I have lived in the southern part of the state and the northern part of the state for most of my life. I have spent the last 29 years in  More

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Over 15 years ago

San Mateo has a diverse mix of people, a pleasant climate, a very pleasant downtown park with lots going on, and pretty much whatever you need handy. It's not far to  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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