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

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 0.0% less per student than Lakeland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.0% lower in Memphis than in Lakeland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 9.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Lakeland
 Lakeland, TNMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Lakeland    4 Reviews

We moved to the Memphis area short of 4 years ago. I can't imagine living anywhere else in the world! We live in a gorgeous and friendly lake community that is a  More

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Been living here for 11 years and looking to relocate. Memphis/Cordova has been good to us for the past years, but it's time to move  More

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Over 15 years ago

Lakeland is a great place to live....10 minutes from anything you would want to do. Reasonably priced homes and excellent tax  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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