2024 Compare Cities Education:
Murfreesboro, TN vs Newport News, VA

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Highlights
- Newport News spends 26.7% more per student than Murfreesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Newport News than in Murfreesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Newport News had 2.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murfreesboro
 Murfreesboro, TNNewport News, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,496$13,297$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,489$11,876$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,193$6,733$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.8215.5516.23
 Students per Librarian6174104573
 Students per Counselor787325530
 Grade School Educ.2.4%2.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%5.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.0%10.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.4%28.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.5%8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.1%1.5%
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 9 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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Reviews for Newport News    36 Reviews

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So, let's start with the positives. Newport News Park is gigantic and has archery, disc golf, canoeing, camping, playgrounds, picnic areas, a beautiful reflecting  More

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Reading a lot of other reviews here I can agree and understand a lot of the negative sentiment. NPN has some crime. Just about as much as any other place from what I've  More

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Over 8 years ago

Its not that bad here. I moved here from the actual city of Chicago and not the suburbs. Believe me I have seen my share of violence. My senior and junior year I had  More

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