2026 Compare Cities Education:
Hendersonville, TN vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 22.3% more per student than Hendersonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% higher in Memphis than in Hendersonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 8.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Hendersonville
 Hendersonville, TNMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,369  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.39.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Hendersonville    6 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Our property taxes of $2K get us an excellent school system, with new modern facilities, a 92 member local Police Department, a 103 member paid full time Fire  More

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Over 17 years ago

The real estate people will tell you these are the "best schools, blue ribbon" but when you check the cost spent per student and you will realize it is very  More

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Over 19 years ago

The actual home average in Hendersonville is still roughly in the $180k range. New construction starts in the $250,000 range. I've lived in Hendersonville for almost  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 6 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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