2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fall River, MA vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 39.8% less per student than Fall River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.7% higher in Memphis than in Fall River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 14.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fall River
 Fall River, MAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,183  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.95  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  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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