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Franklin, TN vs Glen Ellyn, IL

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Highlights
- Glen Ellyn spends 64.7% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.9% lower in Glen Ellyn than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Ellyn had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, TNGlen Ellyn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Glen Ellyn    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

My husband and I moved to Glen Ellyn from Chicago in 1993 when our first child was born. One thing you should know about GE is that it is spread out and there is an "in  More

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My husband and I are life long residents of the Chicago area and have lived in Glen Ellyn since 1998. It is a comfortable, walkable, old fashion neighborhood where you  More

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