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Murfreesboro, TN vs Shelton, CT

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Highlights
- Shelton spends 119.0% more per student than Murfreesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.3% lower in Shelton than in Murfreesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Shelton had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murfreesboro
 Murfreesboro, TNShelton, CTUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,984$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,489  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,792$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5064573
 Students per Counselor787  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 10 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 Shelton    4 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I have lived in Shelton ct for 14 years and the taxes are low and is not  More

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I love Shelton it's the best place to live. Good schools, low crime, low taxes for CT, great volunteer firefighters and EMT's.  More

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Over 13 years ago

I see a lot of people complain about Shelton.OK,it's their right.Is it perfect? Of course not.But I've seen a lot of people leave and come back in a year or two.What is  More

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