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Duncanville, TX vs Murfreesboro, TN

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- Murfreesboro spends 20.3% less per student than Duncanville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.4% higher in Murfreesboro than in Duncanville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murfreesboro had 11.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Duncanville
 Duncanville, TXMurfreesboro, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,291  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.01  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor361  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Duncanville    4 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

I've lived he for 10 years of my life and it is a safe place to live the police are great boredom lives here it's close to Dallas , Waco   More

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Over 5 years ago

1've been a business owner in duncanville for twenty five years. corruption runs deep within the police dept. from the chief robert brown, his detectives and most patrol  More

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Over 20 years ago

Bedroom city to Dallas,quiet,safe,good housing cost,good police.Good location to use all that Dallas has to offer.Poor mass transit,but good highway system  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 11 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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