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Franklin, TN vs Shirley, NY

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Highlights
- Shirley spends 126.0% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.2% lower in Shirley than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shirley had 7.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, TNShirley, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,219$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,018$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11144573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Shirley    7 Reviews

Your standard, run-of-the-mill suburb, complete with strip malls and endless suburban sprawl. I suppose it's ideal for well-off retirees, the beach is nice and has  More

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Over 12 years ago

High taxes but nice middle class town,schools are nice  More

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Over 12 years ago

nice schools dont believe what some people say,if you looking to live here you should come and drive around few blocks you will like it, its a nice middle class  More

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