2024 Compare Cities Education:
Searcy, AR vs Murfreesboro, TN

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Highlights
- Murfreesboro spends 2.8% more per student than Searcy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 36.1% higher in Murfreesboro than in Searcy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murfreesboro had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Searcy
 Searcy, ARMurfreesboro, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,215$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,362$9,489$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,469$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.6215.8216.23
 Students per Librarian4596174573
 Students per Counselor389787530
 Grade School Educ.3.5%2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%4.1%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.8%93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%22.9%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.4%8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%41.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.10.2%9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%1.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.0%2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 16 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  More

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Reviews for Murfreesboro    28 Reviews

Murfreesboro is okay, but it does seem like it is somewhat unsavory and there are a disproportionate amount of drug busts. It is a good place for young artists and  More

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I've lived all my life in Chicago, Il and am growing quite tired of the violence and the cost of living. I have been doing research all over the U.S. so I can get me and  More

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Over 9 years ago

Murfreesboro is growing into a little big town. According to Forbes and governing.com, we are now one of the fastest growing cities in the United States. Our city is  More

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