2025 Compare Cities Education:
Grass Valley, CA vs Murphy, NC

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Highlights
- Murphy spends 43.9% less per student than Grass Valley.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.7% lower in Murphy than in Grass Valley. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murphy had 3.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grass Valley
 Grass Valley, CAMurphy, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,498$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,261  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.97  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7884573
 Students per Counselor433  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Grass Valley    15 Reviews

I've lived many places in California. I've now lived in Grass Valley for 2 years. Grass Valley and it's sister Nevada City are adorable little towns full of history and  More

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Grass valley has become a sad place to live. I was born and raised here and can no longer afford to raise my small family here. Look up the median annual wage and the  More

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I'm 25 years old and I've lived in this town all of my life, and I'm saving every single dollar I make to leave here and never come back. It's a shame, because at one  More

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Reviews for Murphy    3 Reviews

Over 11 years ago

Any & all information on living in your area will be very much appreciated. Middle schools, community collage, shopping, transportation, housing & community  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Murphy to get away from the hustle in Florida. I found the mountains so beautiful. But there is no work there. It's basically a place for retire's. The people  More

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Over 17 years ago

I moved here over 12 yrs ago and have loved being here ever since.Two children to raise as a single mom and found it less exspensive then our previous home in Florida,  More

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