2025 Compare Cities Education:
Chandler, AZ vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 15.7% more per student than Chandler.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Memphis than in Chandler. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 7.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chandler
 Chandler, AZMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.45.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Chandler    66 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

Mesa is such a medium sized city but so big for it's size that even if you drive 20 minutes you still will be in Mesa. In West Mesa it's where all the services for  More

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As someone that has lived in Chandler nearly my whole life. I understand Chandler has it's fair share of problems in recent decades from affordability to certain areas  More

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I have grown up in Chandler for almost 25 years and left in 2012, used to live near downtown with apartments that were affordable on a minimum wage job, until i could  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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