2025 Compare Cities Education:
Fayetteville, TN vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 5.5% less per student than Fayetteville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.1% higher in Memphis than in Fayetteville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fayetteville
 Fayetteville, TNMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,991  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor494  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.17.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Fayetteville    2 Reviews

I have lived in Fayetteville Tennessee my entire life. I am now 21 years of age and have seen many positive and negative things about fayetteville. The first thing you  More

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Having been born and raised in the sleepy town of Fayetteville, I would like to enlighten anyone considering relocation to this area. For years this city has had  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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