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Springfield, MA vs Cookeville, TN

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Highlights
- Cookeville spends 56.0% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 34.4% higher in Cookeville than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cookeville had 12.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, MACookeville, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,417$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,432$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4994573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    15 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Springfield is experiencing a rejeuvenation. Does the city have issues? Of course, what medium-sized city doesn't? During the past year, a new $1 billion MGM  More

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This city has a bad rep that is unwarranted. I just bought a terrific little house in a quiet and friendly neighborhood. Everywhere I go in this town, people are  More

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Over 11 years ago

I just moved to Springfield almost a year now. I moved there because I know the housing stock there is plentiful. It's also very affordable. The most affordable place 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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