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Murray, KY vs Decatur, IL

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Highlights
- Decatur spends 21.3% more per student than Murray.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.5% higher in Decatur than in Murray. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Decatur had 1.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murray
 Murray, KYDecatur, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,460$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,075  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,704$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock37214573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.8%1.5%
Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 8 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 13 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 Decatur    14 Reviews

I was sent here by the company I worked for in the '90's and was not initially impressed with midwest living. However, over the years I got used to living in the "Pride  More

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I grew up in Decatur and I still have family there, but it depresses me to see what it has become. It has a high unemployment rate, many business have closed or are run  More

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Over 14 years ago

If you enjoy drinking & driving, Decatur's fifteen drive-thru liquor windows, three times the # of drive-thru's than the ten largest cities in Illinois, COMBINED, will  More

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