2026 Compare Cities Education:
Portsmouth, VA vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Murray spends 5.7% less per student than Portsmouth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.9% higher in Murray than in Portsmouth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 1.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Portsmouth
 Portsmouth, VAMurray, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,089  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6914573
 Students per Counselor330  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Portsmouth    4 Reviews

I have lived in Westhaven neighborhood in Portsmouth for 23 yrs. I have never smelled a paper mill in Portsmouth. I grew up in MA about a mile from one, so I know what  More

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Over 16 years ago

Housing not always  More

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Does anyone living near Portsmouth, VA smell a paper  More

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Reviews for Murray    11 Reviews

Over 9 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 14 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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