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Pittsburgh, PA vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Murray spends 48.8% less per student than Pittsburgh.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Murray than in Pittsburgh. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 2.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pittsburgh

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 Pittsburgh, PAMurray, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student$23,300$11,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,801$11,075$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$11,006$7,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.1615.5916.23
 Students per Librarian5426914573
 Students per Counselor327302530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.6%5.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.5%91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.9%21.4%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.2%6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.7%35.5%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.7%10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.6%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.9%3.2%1.5%

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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 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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ZIPS IN PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
15206, 15213, 15217, 15212, 15210, 15216, 15205, 15220, 15219, 15214, 23 total
ZIPS IN MURRAY, KENTUCKY
42071

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