2025 Compare Cities Education:
Franklin, NC vs Corbin, KY

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Highlights
- Corbin spends 5.9% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% higher in Corbin than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corbin had 15.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, NCCorbin, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,359  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5254573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 10 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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Reviews for Corbin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Good ole boys in a good ole  More

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Over 16 years ago

The local independent/city school Corbin Independent School Systems, is a very good system, particularly for the area. There are two nearby colleges in the surrounding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Corbin is a nice enough town to raise your kids or grandkids in, since its quiet and relatively safe of bad crimes compared to much of the rest of the USA, but if you  More

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