2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ladson, SC vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 9.3% more per student than Ladson.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.7% lower in Memphis than in Ladson. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ladson
 Ladson, SCMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,141  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.2  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor371  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Ladson    1 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Ladson is located in Charleston County and Dorchester County. If you have kids you must live in the Dorchester 2 school district. We moved from Charleston County to  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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