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Katy, TX vs Murrieta, CA

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Highlights
- Murrieta spends 19.3% more per student than Katy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 47.7% higher in Murrieta than in Katy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murrieta had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Katy

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 Katy, TXMurrieta, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,825$15,296$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,139$12,853$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,942$7,941$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8223.3616.23
 Students per Librarian1470249534573
 Students per Counselor473526530
 Grade School Educ.2.6%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%3.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.8%92.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%30.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.2%9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.7%30.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.16.6%7.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%1.7%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.8%0.9%1.5%

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Reviews for Katy    24 Reviews

Katy is so nice. It is spread out in the typical Houston way, but I really enjoyed all of the Asian restaurants, shopping, and churches. Great place to raise a family.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Lived here my entire life, Great  More

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My kids has been it this school since it opened. It was great at first until they kept changing hands in principle. They had great plans but never get carried out. The  More

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Reviews for Murrieta    39 Reviews

Paul · 
Over 1 years ago

Very expensive to rent here. Many apartments in Murrieta charge as much as $2,300 for a single bedroom. But this is California, so maybe it’s cheaper than LA or Orange  More

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I moved here for my wife's job. It's a cookie cutter middle class community that costs 2-3 times as much as Texas. Homes aren't custom. They are tract homes on small  More

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George · 

A great place to live and raise a family. It’s a quintessential bedroom community. Very safe. Violent crime is a rarity here. Property crime is very low here too.  More

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ZIPS IN KATY, TEXAS
77493
ZIPS IN MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA
92563 92562

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