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Franklin, NC vs Jackson, WY

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 86.1% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Jackson than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 20.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, NCJackson, WYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,985$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,359  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,370$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock1724573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.7%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 Jackson    13 Reviews

I live in Jackson and I can tell you for sure it sucks. I'm currently a student in college so I don't bring in any income but my husband makes about 200,000 a year.....  More

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Over 4 years ago

What a rip-off!!! I had wanted to see Jackson, Wy for many years and found it to be very snooty. The motels were outrageously expensive. The entire city is  More

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Jackson, like so many other wealthy towns, is composed of the wealthy who made their money elsewhere and those who serve them. Those who serve are actually pretty nice  More

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