2025 Compare Cities Education:
Augusta, GA vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 2.1% less per student than Augusta.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.8% higher in Memphis than in Augusta. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 0.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Augusta
 Augusta, GAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,959  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.1  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor335  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Augusta    35 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I've lived here for 9 years and this is not a good place to live. I've been to 46 states and 4 countries. While people tout the nature, the water is for the most  More

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Over 4 years ago

Richmond County is a cesspool with a greedy racist mayor. The demographics have certainly changed over the years and is now a liberal Democrat hell hole. The Augusta  More

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Over 5 years ago

Augusta is a wonderful place to live. To be honest, people who have negative things to say have NOT made the effort to explore all the beauty. We have a gorgeous lake  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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