2025 Compare Cities Education:
Forrest City, AR vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 10.3% less per student than Forrest City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Memphis than in Forrest City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 9.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Forrest City
 Forrest City, ARMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,715  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor378  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.15.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Forrest City    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

I have traveled a lot and this place is by far the worst I have ever been I will drive 5 hours out of my way to avoid having to even look at that dump. Save yourself  More

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Over 13 years ago

I think it may be worse than your stats here  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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