2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Wayne, IN vs Franklin, KY

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 14.7% less per student than Fort Wayne.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.3% lower in Franklin than in Fort Wayne. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 0.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Wayne
 Fort Wayne, INFranklin, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,321$11,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,863$10,888$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,410$6,829$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.6515.4416.23
 Students per Librarian7006084573
 Students per Counselor3454380530
 Grade School Educ.5.1%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.0%8.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.9%88.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.9%20.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.10.1%11.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.0%13.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.1%4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%0.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Wayne    43 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Fort Wayne is what America used to be. Hardworking, unpretentious, welcoming. There are problems, like anywhere, including crime on the east side, but nothing like  More

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Over 5 years ago

Moved here from Buffalo, NY. Ft Wayne is a big city with lots of greenery and things to do. It is not congested and cost of living is cheap. One complain-drivers with  More

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I lived in Fort Wayne from 1962 until 1988 then moved north. Fort Wayne was a nice city at one time. It's sad to say, but today, it's become to highly populated with  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 9 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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