2025 Compare Cities Education:
Atoka, TN vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 36.2% more per student than Atoka.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% lower in Memphis than in Atoka. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 10.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Atoka
 Atoka, TNMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,561  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.13  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor665  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.28.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Atoka    5 Reviews

This town is small but has just enough places to shop. You are a few mins. From Millington and Bartlett. The people here seemed to be very friendly. It seems to be a  More

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Over 13 years ago

No crime what so ever. Neighborhood watch,  More

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Over 14 years ago

No crime of what I am aware  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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