2024 Compare Cities Education:
Murfreesboro, TN vs Sherman, TX

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Highlights
- Sherman spends 60.3% more per student than Murfreesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Sherman than in Murfreesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sherman had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murfreesboro
 Murfreesboro, TNSherman, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,496$16,827$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,489$10,718$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,193$6,524$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8213.316.23
 Students per Librarian61712994573
 Students per Counselor787362530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%5.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%89.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%27.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.4%22.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%5.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Murfreesboro    28 Reviews

Murfreesboro is okay, but it does seem like it is somewhat unsavory and there are a disproportionate amount of drug busts. It is a good place for young artists and  More

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I've lived all my life in Chicago, Il and am growing quite tired of the violence and the cost of living. I have been doing research all over the U.S. so I can get me and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Murfreesboro is growing into a little big town. According to Forbes and governing.com, we are now one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Our city is  More

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Reviews for Sherman    4 Reviews

I'm a sub in the school system and boy is it an eye opener! A LOT MORE MONEY needs to be spent here. There are so many people with very little education, few good  More

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Over 11 years ago

This is very INACCURATE. You can NOT find a decent house for $79,000 in this area unless it is a mobile home/trailer. I looked for 6 months and could NOT find a house in  More

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Over 16 years ago

Sherman is one of the nicest cities in the U.S. First, the population and the business climate is exploding, with new hotels, a convention center and 7 new banks in the  More

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