2025 Compare Cities Education:
Carmel, IN vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 12.7% less per student than Carmel.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.0% lower in Memphis than in Carmel. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 11.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Carmel
 Carmel, INMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,578  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor1344  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.11.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.73.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Carmel    26 Reviews

I moved to Carmel from France and I lived there for 20 years. I moved to Indianapolis recently (I miss Carmel). I liked Carmel because it is clean, safe, pretty, it has  More

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This place has just about every corporate chain hotel imaginable. I come for business, and it is a nice place to do business. Carmel seems to sucking the corporate  More

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Over 10 years ago

Carmel is hands down the best place to live in  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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