2025 Compare Cities Education:
Murphysboro, IL vs Saucier, MS

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Highlights
- Saucier spends 39.7% less per student than Murphysboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% higher in Saucier than in Murphysboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Saucier had 9.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphysboro
 Murphysboro, ILSaucier, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,501$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,535$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6014573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.2%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 Saucier    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

One of the main reasons I hate living in the Deep South is all the close-minded people that live here. I have lived here for most of my 40 years, and the only thing  More

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