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Ashburn, VA vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 31.5% less per student than Ashburn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.0% higher in Memphis than in Ashburn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 9.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ashburn
 Ashburn, VAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ashburn    5 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

We’ve lived here for 10 months and it’s not awesome. The housing costs are insane and the yards are postage stamps with apartments and townhomes lining every road and  More

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Over 11 years ago

Ashburn is part of the growing population of Northern Virginia. A planned community, largely built in the 1990's, Ashburn was one of the first developments in eastern  More

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Over 11 years ago

Weather is great, has all four seasons, minor snow fall and mild  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 6 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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