2025 Compare Cities Education:
Alexandria, LA vs Murfreesboro, TN

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Highlights
- Murfreesboro spends 7.3% less per student than Alexandria.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.9% lower in Murfreesboro than in Alexandria. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murfreesboro had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Alexandria
 Alexandria, LAMurfreesboro, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,997  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor753  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Alexandria    7 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

I get migraines from rapid shifts of barometric pressure tornado and severe storms in Indiana we can go from 60 to 30 with snow in 24 hours. How does Alexandria compare  More

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Over 16 years ago

Lynette and Lynelle? I knew them when we were children and I'd love to talk with their Mom again. I only remember that they lived in Alexandria.  More

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Over 16 years ago

I live in a great city if you are seeking to raise children. Good schools with low crime  More

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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 10 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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