2025 Compare Cities Education:
Murray, KY vs Perry, FL

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Highlights
- Perry spends 3.5% less per student than Murray.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.9% higher in Perry than in Murray. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Perry had 5.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murray
 Murray, KYPerry, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,512$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,075  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,429$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6884573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Perry    4 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although most teachers work with the students and try to keep all students on the same level, this may litit your childs education. Many times there are somewhat  More

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Over 17 years ago

Honestly Buckeye is the only kind of industry in perry. When it rains or even a heavy fog in the morning then it smells terrible because of buckeye. Anywhere near the  More

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Coming from someone who grew up there: There is nothing to do in perry for children or teens. To be quite honest if you move here your kids will most liklely take up  More

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