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Murfreesboro, TN vs Sonora, CA

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Highlights
- Sonora spends 33.9% more per student than Murfreesboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.2% higher in Sonora than in Murfreesboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sonora had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murfreesboro
 Murfreesboro, TNSonora, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,052$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,489  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.82  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor787  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.41.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Sonora    15 Reviews

I have lived in Sonora for two and a half years and love it. Some of the earlier reviews I read scared me before coming. Here is what we have found. We live in a  More

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Over 4 years ago

I have lived here for 8 years and I absolutely hate it. This town is not built for all the people it has to accommodate. Everyone from the ENTIRE county comes here to do  More

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Lived here for 21 years since my family moved up from the valley (to get away from gang violence and other crime). Traffic doesn't pay attention constantly running  More

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