2026 Compare Cities Education:
Murphy, TX vs Ashland, MA

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Highlights
- Ashland spends 58.1% more per student than Murphy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.7% lower in Ashland than in Murphy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Ashland had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphy
 Murphy, TXAshland, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
Reviews for Murphy    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Absolutely love the small town feel but at the same time the ease of in and out and access to everything I need close by. Wonderful people and amazing shopping, food,  More

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Over 19 years ago

Up and coming town next to  More

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Reviews for Ashland    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Typical Massachussetts town. Quiet, good schools, very liberal, too high property taxes, constantly on a water  More

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Ashland is settled in Middlesex county between the busy Framingham and the high end and expensive Sherborn and Natick. We have the best of both worlds, close to  More

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