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Barstow, CA vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 16.7% less per student than Barstow.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.7% lower in Memphis than in Barstow. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Barstow
 Barstow, CAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,060  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor531  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.34.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Barstow    14 Reviews

Mike · 

The positive of Barstow- yes there is something positive that can be said about Barstow. At least it's not as bad as South Lake Tahoe. The only reason it gets 2 stars  More

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Over 7 years ago

Just a place to travel thru. Cheap alternative to LA suburbs, about 70 miles or Palm Springs. It is in high Mojave desert, hot in the summer, 100-110, can get down  More

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Be careful is all I can say. I moved there with the focus to buy a home the investor Cliff Unegbu AKA Clifford Unegbu will rip off as many people as he can and use  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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