2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ruston, LA vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Murray spends 18.6% less per student than Ruston.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.6% lower in Murray than in Ruston. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 0.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ruston
 Ruston, LAMurray, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,293  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6914573
 Students per Counselor611  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ruston    2 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Back stabbing little town you want get anywhere with out knowing people or have  More

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Very difficult to find a job here if you’re not hired by the university. When my husband got a job with the university, I didn’t think it would be so difficult for me  More

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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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