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Franklin, TN vs Starkville, MS

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Highlights
- Starkville spends 2.4% more per student than Franklin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Starkville than in Franklin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Starkville had 4.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklin
 Franklin, TNStarkville, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,694$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,272  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,918$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4704573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock8.8%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 Starkville    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Starkville has very little to offer as far as parks. However, there are several leagues available to keep the family busy. (baseball and soccer are the two big ones)  More

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On the average, daily traffic is fine. A downside to the traffic is there is a university in this small town. This means there are many different driving styles  More

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Over 18 years ago

Relocating 40 something with three children to Starkville. Looking for some feedback on quality of life, recreation and  More

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