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Murphy, NC vs Chesapeake, VA

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Highlights
- Chesapeake spends 3.7% more per student than Murphy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.3% higher in Chesapeake than in Murphy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chesapeake had 4.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphy
 Murphy, NCChesapeake, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,959$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,649$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6984573
 Students per Counselor197  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%1.5%
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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Reviews for Chesapeake    33 Reviews

I lived here in Virginia near the Cedar Rd. not so far from Tidewater Community college. If you want a great place to live to raise children, its Chesapeake  More

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I live around this area currently, in the "Hampton Roads". Which consists of Virginia Beach, Suffolk, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, and Chesapeake. We're  More

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I was born in Hampton Roads and lived there for more than 65 years. We lived in the city of Chesapeake for three years from 2014-2017. Frankly, we were very glad to  More

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