2025 Compare Cities Education:
Murphysboro, IL vs Batavia, IL

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Highlights
- Batavia spends 7.8% less per student than Murphysboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.3% higher in Batavia than in Murphysboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Batavia had 10.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphysboro
 Murphysboro, ILBatavia, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,588$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,985$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13524573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%1.5%
Reviews for Murphysboro    5 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

We moved to Murphysboro, IL from unincorporated Hinsdale, Timberlake area and love it down here. I grew up in Burr Ridge my entire life. Murphysboro has so many outdoors  More

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I have worked here for two years as a school teacher. However, I do live in another community. I have come to appreciate and admire the strong community spirit and  More

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I've lived in this town for my whole life and there are some ups and downs for this town, like where some people lives are really hostile and stuff but other places in  More

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Reviews for Batavia    3 Reviews

Batavia straddles the Fox River and is approximately 35 miles west of Chicago with convenient proximity to rail and expressway access to the city. It has a bit of a  More

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Over 17 years ago

A nice community with good  More

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Batavia is a great community for families. They have a great Park District, great shopping and entertainment in the area. The people in the area are genuinely friendly  More

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