2025 Compare Cities Education:
Belen, NM vs Murray, UT

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Highlights
- Murray spends 5.3% less per student than Belen.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.6% higher in Murray than in Belen. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 16.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Belen
 Belen, NMMurray, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,932$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,119  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,182$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock21914573
 Students per Counselor398  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Belen    1 Reviews

I've lived here my entire life and I must say it's the only place I want to be my entire life as I am not exaggerating when I say that this place is heaven on Earth. The  More

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Reviews for Murray    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Murray for the past 8 years and after reading the reviews here am compelled to write about our experience. We have seen little or no crime. Murray is safe.  More

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Over 7 years ago

We haven't lived here very long, I like all the grocery stores around the corner with 2 gas stations on 9th some of the streets are cute but I am hearing gunshots almost  More

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I am in the process of selling my condo in Murray, the area and building went from having working, clean tenants to a Mexican family of 6. The noise and trash left by  More

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