2025 Compare Cities Education:
Madison, AL vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 9.4% more per student than Madison.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.9% lower in Memphis than in Madison. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 10.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Madison
 Madison, ALMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,752  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor470  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Madison    11 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

My wife and I moved from Atlanta, GA area in 2016 when I retired. We have now lived in Huntsville for 4 years and now in Madison for almost 4 years. We were thinking  More

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Low crime. Traffic not too bad even during peak times. Covert classim and racism. A stick with our own mentality. Not very diverse primarily just blacks and whites.  More

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Madison is nice. The schools are excellent, which is why we chose to live here. The job market is good for anyone with an engineering degree or ex military, but for  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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