2024 Compare Cities Education:
Murray, KY vs Brookfield, IL

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Highlights
- Brookfield spends 83.7% more per student than Murray.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.4% lower in Brookfield than in Murray. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murray
 Murray, KYBrookfield, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,924$21,907$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,075$18,508$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,278$11,567$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5913.9716.23
 Students per Librarian69114804573
 Students per Counselor302481530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.3%93.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%44.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%13.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.2%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

This is a town with 18,000 people and 15 banks. I had the law called on me for sitting at the end of washed out road, essentially a dead end, eating my meal and  More

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Over 12 years ago

I lived in Illinois for twenty years and have not had as many problems as I have had in the past four months living here in murray. There are alot of hateful people that  More

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Ive lived in murry for 5 years. Originally from Southern California. People say there is nothing to do in Murray. Well, if your looking for someone to entertain you  More

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Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Brookfield has a small town feel, but is still close enough to the city. Great schools, great people, nice houses, great community. I'm fortunate to able to raise my  More

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Most of Brookfield is in a flood plain, thus most basements get water in storms, and if you live near the creek (by the zoo), regardless of the price of your house,  More

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We loved this place, great schools, close to  More

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