2025 Compare Cities Education:
St. Joseph, MI vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Murray spends 8.6% less per student than St. Joseph.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% lower in Murray than in St. Joseph. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 4.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. Joseph
 St. Joseph, MIMurray, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,328  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6914573
 Students per Counselor582  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for St. Joseph    7 Reviews

I felt compelled to leave a comment because other young professionals have left words of St. Joe being boring, etc. I agree that St. Joe is not a great place for  More

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St. Joseph's location on Lake Michigan makes it a popular resort destination. The city is host to a number of festivals throughout the year, summer concerts by the river  More

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St. Joseph is like a little lost treasure on the west side of Michigan. Located near Lake Michigan, it's a town that has a wonderful mixture of rural and urban so you  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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