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Franklin, TN vs Effingham, IL

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Highlights
- Effingham spends 24.8% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.4% lower in Effingham than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Effingham had 4.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, TNEffingham, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,690$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,776$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10274573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock15.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
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 Effingham    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Excellent Christian community and conservative area. Nice area surrounded by farmland and lakes!  More

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Over 14 years ago

Effingham is a place of conservative ideals and belief in the United States  More

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Over 19 years ago

We checked in to this motel on our way home from a funeral. It was nearly 10:00 PM and we were all tired from a long day of travelling. Upon entering the room, we  More

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