2024 Compare Cities Education:
Grand Forks, ND vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 25.6% less per student than Grand Forks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.1% higher in Memphis than in Grand Forks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Grand Forks
 Grand Forks, NDMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$16,440$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,451$10,534$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$8,635$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.0215.7616.23
 Students per Librarian2579584573
 Students per Counselor318501530
 Grade School Educ.1.9%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.95.1%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%23.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.7%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.9%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.1%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.0%1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Grand Forks    21 Reviews

I lived here for about a year and I can't say many good things about it. I'll start with the positives, it has low crime rate and stores are all close by. Negatives  More

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Over 7 years ago

I am a black male and recently moved to the area do to a job offer. For the most part the people are friendly. However if you are black be prepared to give an  More

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Over 11 years ago

If you try to get a job here, please know that there is a strong culture of support for bullying and verbal abuse. The HR department openly supports and assists  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 4 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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