2025 Compare Cities Education:
Franklinton, LA vs Picayune, MS

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Highlights
- Picayune spends 7.8% less per student than Franklinton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.8% lower in Picayune than in Franklinton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Picayune had 15.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Franklinton
 Franklinton, LAPicayune, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,062$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,794  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,275$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5484573
 Students per Counselor451  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.18.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.10.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Franklinton    2 Reviews

Franklinton Louisiana is the worst place to live in the entire state. There are too many racist people in KKK membersthe people are poor and they discriminate each other  More

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Over 16 years ago

Franklinton Louisiana is a very nice place to live, however, many of the older, lifelong residents refuse to allow the area to grow. Stores are closing, Dairies are  More

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Reviews for Picayune    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Moved down here from the midwest. Crime is very bad in pearl river county. 4 or 5 murders in the county so far this year. Drugs are all over. Decaying houses are all  More

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Over 7 years ago

Picayune is overall a decent place to live. Beware of constractors. Over all they are good people however they hire all of the dope heads and excons that will Rob you  More

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Over 9 years ago

we moved from southern Indiana, the snow and cold weather, you can have it. It did get hot there yet not as humid, the growing season here is longer, there is no tax on  More

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