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Murray, KY vs Pinehurst, NC

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Highlights
- Pinehurst spends 15.2% less per student than Murray.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.9% higher in Pinehurst than in Murray. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pinehurst had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Murray
 Murray, KYPinehurst, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,107$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,075  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.59  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6794573
 Students per Counselor302  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Pinehurst    3 Reviews

I've lived here all my life, born and raised. This area is and will always be known for golf but we also have a really big horse community. The area is a well know  More

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Over 17 years ago

We have to travel 1 to 2 hours to have anything to do. So if you want to live in a small town and don't mind traveling out of town for good restaurants, ball games, and  More

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Over 17 years ago

Pinehurst is a small town that is growing rapidly. It once attracted those that were retiring or vacationing. Void of the bright lights, but plenty to do. People of  More

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