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Elko, NV vs Franklin, KY

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 14.2% less per student than Elko.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% lower in Franklin than in Elko. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 4.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Elko
 Elko, NVFranklin, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,499  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6084573
 Students per Counselor587  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Elko    4 Reviews

Elko is like all small Nevada towns - limited in many things and the only change as far as the eye can see are over priced housing starts, drugs and crime. I really like  More

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Over 16 years ago

Spent my teen years in Elko & my parents still live there. It is extremely isolated. Life revolves around the mining industry. The old ranching families that live  More

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Over 17 years ago

Elko has an economy that is fairly typical of mining areas, that is, boom and bust. I've lived here for about 16 or so years. It's boomed tremendously twice and busted  More

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Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

I've been here, for at least 7 years; it's the worst town I've ever lived in. Most people here are boring, there's little-to-nothing to do, and here I am, stuck to  More

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Moved here in April 2018 from Southern CA...best move we ever made! Great place to retire...LOW cost of living, low taxes, cheap gas, great schools & restaurants,  More

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Over 10 years ago

I recently visited Franklin for 3 days 7-24-2015 It was hot 90-95 degrees but not humid, definitely not unbearable. And I live in Ohio! Memphis is unbearable. I talked  More

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