2025 Compare Cities Education:
Murray, UT vs Mesquite, NV

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Highlights
- Mesquite spends 4.8% more per student than Murray.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% higher in Mesquite than in Murray. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Mesquite had 6.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Murray
 Murray, UTMesquite, NVUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,456$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,642$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7284573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Murray    6 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

I've lived in Murray for the past 8 years and after reading the reviews here am compelled to write about our experience. We have seen little or no crime. Murray is safe.  More

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Over 7 years ago

We haven't lived here very long, I like all the grocery stores around the corner with 2 gas stations on 9th some of the streets are cute but I am hearing gunshots almost  More

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I am in the process of selling my condo in Murray, the area and building went from having working, clean tenants to a Mexican family of 6. The noise and trash left by  More

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Reviews for Mesquite    13 Reviews

Here's my take on Mesquite. I have a home in Orange County, CA and since 2005, a 2nd (vacation) home in St. George. We have spent much time in Mesquite. My daughter  More

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The rudest, most vile people I have ever met. We were considering retiring here but no way!! Bad drivers, no affordable housing, poor medical care (we would have to  More

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My husband and I visited Mesquite around Christmas as it had been suggested to us as a place to retire, but the impression we had was that retirees are a very large part  More

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