2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Lafayette, IN vs Murfreesboro, TN

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Highlights
- Murfreesboro spends 20.7% less per student than West Lafayette.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% higher in Murfreesboro than in West Lafayette. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murfreesboro had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Lafayette
 West Lafayette, INMurfreesboro, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,502  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.48  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor697  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.10.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.72.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for West Lafayette    11 Reviews

I am originally from Greencastle, Indiana, a nice friendly rural town and home to DePauw University. Presently, I live in West Lafayette, Indiana, due to my having been  More

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Over 11 years ago

It's a nice small town. It's too bad it's not closer to Indy. I think I would like it here  More

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Over 14 years ago

They have good schools, parks and always have events to  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 10 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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