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Murray, KY vs Louisville, KY

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Highlights
- Louisville spends 31.0% more per student than Murray.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.8% lower in Louisville than in Murray. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Louisville had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murray

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 Murray, KYLouisville, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,924$15,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,075$14,255$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,278$7,769$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.5915.1516.23
 Students per Librarian6914674573
 Students per Counselor302227530
 Grade School Educ.3.4%3.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%6.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.3%90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.2%8.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%31.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.9%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%2.1%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.2%1.5%1.5%

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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 Louisville    32 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

I've lived in Louisville for 68 years it's one of the best cities to live in. The worse thing about Louisville is how much it has grown. Crime has increased in downtown  More

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Over 3 years ago

I spent a day in Louisville as a tourist. Horrible. Nothing to see. Kind of decrepited. I wished I'd skipped it  More

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Over 3 years ago

Love/miss Louisville! Not to big, not to small. JUST PERFECT!  More

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