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Mountain City, TN vs Franklin, NC

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 7.6% more per student than Mountain City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% lower in Franklin than in Mountain City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mountain City
 Mountain City, TNFranklin, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,276$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,020  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,340$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.67  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6394573
 Students per Counselor828  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock78.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Mountain City    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Mountain City is perfectly located in one of the most beautiful areas in the country. The people are very friendly, cost of living is great, and the scenary is  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 10 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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