2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chillicothe, OH vs Murphysboro, IL

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- Murphysboro spends 41.3% more per student than Chillicothe.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.4% lower in Murphysboro than in Chillicothe. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murphysboro had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chillicothe
 Chillicothe, OHMurphysboro, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,079$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,950  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,644$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.41  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12404573
 Students per Counselor508  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
Reviews for Chillicothe    2 Reviews

Chillicothe Ohio is a lovely little town that is heading in the right direction. My husband's family has lived here since 1910. We met 20 years ago and so I have seen  More

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Over 19 years ago

Chillicothe has a very RED outlook, now and for the forseeable  More

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Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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