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Idaho Falls, ID vs Franklin, NC

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 48.0% more per student than Idaho Falls.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% lower in Franklin than in Idaho Falls. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 13.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Idaho Falls
 Idaho Falls, IDFranklin, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,198  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor456  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Idaho Falls    36 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

After escaping the liberalism in California I moved here with my family and loved the friendly folks, cleanliness, and beautiful views. Some things that I dislike is the  More

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I have lived here for about 17 years. I will admit that I have difficulty with the winter, the wind and the traffic. It seems that the traffic is constantly getting  More

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Anywhere in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and Utah are now THEe BEST places to live. There is a reason people are flocking there...to live red, since blue has driven them out  More

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Reviews for Franklin    4 Reviews

Great mountain town. Friendly people and lots to do.  More

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Over 11 years ago

I agree with some of the posts on here saying that Franklin is more than willing to take your money, but it's difficult to fit in if you 'aren't from around here, are  More

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Franklin will welcome you if you are a vacationer but move here and it is a whole different story. We are one of those families that would vacation here every year and  More

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