2025 Compare Cities Education:
Westfield, MA vs Murfreesboro, TN

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Highlights
- Murfreesboro spends 51.0% less per student than Westfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.3% higher in Murfreesboro than in Westfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Murfreesboro had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Westfield
 Westfield, MAMurfreesboro, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,496$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,553  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6174573
 Students per Counselor319  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Westfield    3 Reviews

Property Taxes, Water, and Electricity costs are very high. Town elects many Republicans but Democrats rule the state. Education costs are high yet there is much waste.  More

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Over 13 years ago

It is very hard to get jobs around this area as there are jobs in mostly retail. Anytime you try to apply for any of the jobs depending on where you are applying to out  More

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Over 14 years ago

can stink at times  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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