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Murphysboro, IL vs Tacoma, WA

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Highlights
- Tacoma spends 3.8% less per student than Murphysboro.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 52.0% higher in Tacoma than in Murphysboro. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Tacoma had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murphysboro
 Murphysboro, ILTacoma, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,363$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,077  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,966$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11394573
 Students per Counselor482  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.28.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  More

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