2025 Compare Cities Education:
Martinsville, IN vs Peru, IN

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Highlights
- Peru spends 7.3% less per student than Martinsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.0% higher in Peru than in Martinsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peru had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Martinsville
 Martinsville, INPeru, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,674$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,902  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,166$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.06  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6004573
 Students per Counselor823  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Martinsville    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

If you are not originally from Martinsville - DON'T MOVE THERE! It is the most unfriendly, racially bigoted, cliquish "community". We built a home there, in an upscale  More

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Over 15 years ago

The best thing about Martinsville, IN is the lack of crime in the country. I have grown up here and living in the country creates a sense of security and comfort. It  More

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Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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