2024 Compare Cities Education:
Pittsburgh, PA vs Murphy, NC

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Highlights
- Murphy spends 46.4% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% lower in Murphy than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murphy had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh
 Pittsburgh, PAMurphy, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$12,498$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$11,983$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$7,002$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.161216.23
 Students per Librarian5427884573
 Students per Counselor327197530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%6.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%18.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%31.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%5.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%2.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pittsburgh    189 Reviews

I left Pittsburgh for Cleveland and boy do I appreciate Pittsburgh now. Parts of Pittsburgh are blue collar but sections like East Liberty, Shadyside, Squirrel Hill and  More

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Over 1 years ago

I will give Pittsburgh 5 Stars for the ability to raise a family but it certainly has deficits that I'll cover at the end. I grew up in a small river town 45 minutes  More

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As a custom home builder in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of different cities and towns across the state. In my experience,  More

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Reviews for Murphy    3 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Any & all information on living in your area will be very much appreciated. Middle schools, community collage, shopping, transportation, housing & community  More

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Over 15 years ago

I moved to Murphy to get away from the hustle in Florida. I found the mountains so beautiful. But there is no work there. It's basically a place for retire's. The people  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved here over 12 yrs ago and have loved being here ever since.Two children to raise as a single mom and found it less exspensive then our previous home in Florida,  More

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