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Ames, IA vs Franklin, TN

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 21.2% less per student than Ames.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% higher in Franklin than in Ames. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ames
 Ames, IAFranklin, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,178  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3994573
 Students per Counselor346  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Ames    12 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Hello, I am in San Jose Ca, but am seriously thinking of moving somewhere much slower for a better quality of living. I've just turned 59, so I'm kinda preparing for  More

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Over 13 years ago

Like every other city Ames has both good and bad points. The good points are: low cost of living, very friendly people, lots of outdoor activities and quite a few events  More

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Ames enjoys a high quality of life at a very affordable cost, substantially lower than many other communities. The presence of Iowa State University, a large (28,000  More

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Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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