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Murphy, NC vs Dalton, GA

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Highlights
- Dalton spends 21.3% more per student than Murphy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Dalton than in Murphy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dalton had 23.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphy
 Murphy, NCDalton, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,165$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,252$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3694573
 Students per Counselor197  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock20.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock68.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Dalton    10 Reviews

I reside on the outskirts of dalton near chatsworth ,ga or murray county! I have lived here for 26 years and absolutely love our small mountain town with the blueridge  More

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DON'T move here. Seriously,I was staying here with family for a short time and boy did I hate it there's no jobs,unless you wanna work at Wal-Mart or you're used to not  More

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I came to Dalton in 1998, I have work in just about any area of the industry. Yes! there is lots of work in the carpet industry, but only very few get to have the best  More

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