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Murphy, TX vs Leesburg, VA

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Highlights
- Leesburg spends 19.8% more per student than Murphy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% lower in Leesburg than in Murphy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Leesburg had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphy
 Murphy, TXLeesburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,858$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,587  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,210$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6494573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Murphy    2 Reviews

Over 3 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 18 years ago

Up and coming town next to  More

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Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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