2025 Compare Cities Education:
Altus, OK vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 15.7% more per student than Altus.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.0% higher in Memphis than in Altus. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Altus
 Altus, OKMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,251  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.61  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor300  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.24.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Altus    5 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I love the lake. It is like a tropical oasis in the middle of a vast barren  More

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Over 16 years ago

What I like most about Altus is the lake. It has a beautiful, red and sandy beach. I nicknamed it Little California because it is as close as Oklahoma get's to  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love Altus lake. It has lovely scenic beach. This is as about as close as Oklahoma gets to California. I nicknamed it Little  More

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Reviews for Memphis    148 Reviews

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 5 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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