2024 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Pleasant, MS vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 3.4% more per student than Mount Pleasant.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.2% higher in Memphis than in Mount Pleasant. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 7.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Pleasant
 Mount Pleasant, MSMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$11,828$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,021$10,534$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,337$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.4515.7616.23
 Students per Librarian4799584573
 Students per Counselor349501530
 Grade School Educ.7.8%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.80.5%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%23.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.2.9%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.9.0%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.0.0%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.0%1.3%1.5%
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I was mugged my very first night in Memphis. They tried to take my iPhone. I was walking only a block from my house in a "safe" area, too.  More

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Memphis is a city with a history of civil rights, slavery , blues and rockn'roll music. It's a great place for a weekend getaway. This city has lots of great things to  More

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Over 4 years ago

Do you like being panhandled every 30 seconds? Love that cool ambiance of gangs? Are drugs your thing? Then you will love Memphis. Had good times here in the 90’s, the  More

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