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Tacoma, WA vs Murray, KY

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Highlights
- Murray spends 35.1% less per student than Tacoma.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% lower in Murray than in Tacoma. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murray had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tacoma
 Tacoma, WAMurray, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,924$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,056  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,278$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.68  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6914573
 Students per Counselor441  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
Reviews for Tacoma    40 Reviews

I've lived in Tacoma for 3.5 years and love it! It's not a perfect city, nowhere is perfect and Tacoma does have its' share of problems, but overall have found T-Town  More

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Over 4 years ago

We LOVE tacoma. Grew up in Seattle, and tacoma is so much better! Easy access to the water, hiking, and Mt Rainier and the Olympics. We love the coffee shops and  More

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Over 5 years ago

Having lived over half my life here I can tell you real friends are few and far between. You will go through many and only have a handful who stick with you. Your  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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