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Franklin, TN vs Apex, NC

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Highlights
- Apex spends 13.1% less per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.2% lower in Apex than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Apex had 2.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin

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 Franklin, TNApex, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,371$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,272$9,531$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,635$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7815.1116.23
 Students per Librarian3998294573
 Students per Counselor386300530
 Grade School Educ.1.8%0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%1.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.6%98.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%13.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.5%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%64.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.18.0%21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.7%2.2%1.5%

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Reviews for Franklin    27 Reviews

After visiting here for a week in the summer, I fell in love with the city! Lots of my friends in Florida already moved here from New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel. I  More

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I've lived in Tennessee all my life. I have lived in west,east and middle Tennessee. By far this is the best place I have lived. We have been in Franklin for 8 years. It  More

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I love that this is a greatly diverse community with a large African American and Hispanic community around West Main St./Nachez (I'm addicted to Pueblo Real Mexican  More

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Reviews for Apex    11 Reviews

We moved here from western NY last year. It was hard to leave a solid school system, a house almost paid for, with a yard, and NO HOA. However, jobs were just not there  More

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Over 10 years ago

My introduction to Apex, NC came in July 2009 I was on my way to Florida. On the third day, plans changed due to friend's vehicle malfunction. I stayed in Apex for 9  More

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Over 13 years ago

Apex has a small town atmosphere, but is convenient to the Research Triangle area of North  More

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ZIPS IN FRANKLIN, TENNESSEE
37064 37067 37069
ZIPS IN APEX, NORTH CAROLINA
27502 27539 27523 27562

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