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Franklin, KY vs Urbana, IL

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Highlights
- Urbana spends 80.1% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.1% lower in Urbana than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Urbana had 8.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin

Education
 Franklin, KYUrbana, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,362$20,461$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,888$15,342$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,829$9,155$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4413.4216.23
 Students per Librarian6086624573
 Students per Counselor380486530
 Grade School Educ.2.7%1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%2.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.5%95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.4%15.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.5%6.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.5%59.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.5%20.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%3.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.1%10.9%1.5%

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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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Reviews for Urbana    7 Reviews

This town is horrendous. I cannot figure out why they think they are so important, as they wouldn't even exist if the college was not here. Just another worthless 40,000  More

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Over 15 years ago

Greetings: Urbana is a good college town to live but it comes with the usual dependency on the university for most of its cultural entertainment. Thankfully, it has a  More

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Over 16 years ago

Urbana really doesn't have much in the way recreation unless, your into the partying scene and even then there are only a few hangout places. Urbana is more of a  More

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ZIPS IN FRANKLIN, KENTUCKY
42134
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61801 61802

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