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Franklin, NC vs Richlands, NC

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Highlights
- Richlands spends 4.3% less per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.0% higher in Richlands than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Richlands had 18.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, NCRichlands, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,787$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,359  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7714573
 Students per Counselor407  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.14.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Richlands    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I’ve lived in RICHLANDS for 3 1/2 years now and have fallen in love with this little town! I could live anywhere in the US and chose RICHLANDS because of everything it  More

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Over 8 years ago

Richlands gives you quiet country living, but allows you to still be just a stone's throw from Jacksonville. Living here is very affordable we live in a subdivision in a  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lower elementary schools do a fine job with the kids but the middle school is lacking in academics resulting in poor performance for rising freshmen....we moved to  More

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