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Signal Mountain, TN vs Franklin, TN

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Highlights
- Franklin spends 18.5% more per student than Signal Mountain.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% higher in Franklin than in Signal Mountain. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Franklin had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Signal Mountain
 Signal Mountain, TNFranklin, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,371$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,814  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,635$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3994573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.7%1.5%
Reviews for Signal Mountain    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Safe, totally non diverse though (99% white), schools are ok but most people here use private schools anyway which tells you that this is an exclusive place in general  More

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We have had a great experience in Signal Mountain, people have been very polite and not nosy at all. The air is clean, there is an extremely low crime rate. Summers  More

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Over 14 years ago

Very nice community on top of Walden's Ridge. Approximately 7,500 people living in both small village/country-side environment. Excellent schools - elementary through  More

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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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