2026 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Dodge, IA vs Franklin, WI

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 13.1% more per student than Fort Dodge.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Franklin than in Fort Dodge. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 5.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Dodge
 Fort Dodge, IAFranklin, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,577$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,096  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,875$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.83  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12344573
 Students per Counselor345  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.0%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Dodge    4 Reviews

Corrupt politicians always scheming to funnel public money to wealthy private interests, creating a welfare dependent economy that will be imploding sooner than later,  More

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Over 11 years ago

Before moving to the Fort Dodge area please consider other options. The city is a decaying town, streets have definitely seen better days and are filthy. There are not  More

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Over 16 years ago

I see that everyone is rather hard on Fort Dodge. I grew up and lived there until I married and (like a failed pioneer) moved east to Gettysburg, Pa. It was the best  More

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Reviews for Franklin    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

The taxes are on the high end around here. Living is alright, but Franklin is especially expensive because it's "considered" the rich part of the area. Which is a joke  More

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Over 19 years ago

this winter was very cold had wind-chills aroun  More

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Franklin is a pretty decent place to live but we are continually surprised at the increasing taxes and bureaucracy of the city government. Although we pay some of the  More

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