2025 Compare Cities Education:
Herndon, VA vs Murphy, NC

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Highlights
- Murphy spends 28.9% less per student than Herndon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.2% lower in Murphy than in Herndon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murphy had 6.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Herndon
 Herndon, VAMurphy, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,498$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7884573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.49.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Herndon    12 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Seasons tend to be relatively mild. The warmer seasons are extended by 3-4 weeks as compared to the New York Metropolitan Area.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Traffic has gotten out of control the last couple of  More

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Over 16 years ago

We actually live south of Herndon in Oak Hill (Zip Code 20171). The Town of Herndon is incorporated, Oak Hill is not. Herndon is a nice enough city with an historic area  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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