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Scranton, PA vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 42.3% less per student than Scranton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% higher in Cookeville than in Scranton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Scranton
 Scranton, PACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.23.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Scranton    20 Reviews

I retired and moved here in 2008 because it was a cheap place to live and my house cost only $70,000 in '08. I found through time that the city is low in crime, has a  More

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LOVE LIVING IN NORTH SCRANTON PA....MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 12 YEARS AND HAVE MET SO MANY NICE PEOPLE. BEING FROM NY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN WE MOVED  More

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I HAVE LIVED IN NORTH SCRANTON FOR 10YRS, I REALLY ENJOY LIFE HERE. THERE IS SO MUCH TO OFFER, SUPER LOW COST OF LIVING, HOUSING IS CHEAP TO BUY FOR A NICE HOME. WE HAVE  More

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Reviews for Cookeville    12 Reviews

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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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