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Lebanon, NH vs Murphy, NC

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Highlights
- Murphy spends 49.5% less per student than Lebanon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% higher in Murphy than in Lebanon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murphy had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lebanon
 Lebanon, NHMurphy, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,498$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,837  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7884573
 Students per Counselor168  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.9.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Lebanon    3 Reviews

If you want an honest opinion, please keep reading. In total, our family has lived on and off in this area 10 years, first on one side of the river, then on the other.  More

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Life is just too difficult here for the regular person, particularly if you come from any other state. I have no idea why they claim the unemployment rate is so low when  More

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The Lebanon/Hanover, New Hampshire community is often rated among the best places to live in the country. Population, however, remains a scant 20,000 or so. We enjoy  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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