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Murphy, NC vs Sedona, AZ

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Highlights
- Sedona spends 21.0% less per student than Murphy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.5% higher in Sedona than in Murphy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sedona had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphy
 Murphy, NCSedona, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,873$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,983  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,986$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock33674573
 Students per Counselor197  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock13.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.3%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 Sedona    37 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Sedona was a great place to live back in the 90's. Its still very good but has now been ruined by tourists. Most of the tourists come from Southern California and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Sedona is an absolutely ****ty and overrated place to live in. The people there are nasty to the tourists and there is barely any good food in the grocery stores. We  More

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Over 5 years ago

I LOVE Sedona. I believe most people living here do too. I think this site mixed up part of the description with Flagstaff’s since it says some of the same. Hopefully  More

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