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

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 26.8% more per student than Madisonville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.1% lower in Memphis than in Madisonville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Madisonville
 Madisonville, TNMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,225  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.6  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor720  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Madisonville    3 Reviews

I lived in Memphis for the last 20 years, then we moved to Madisonville in the Fall of 2020. This is a great small town to live in. Everyone I've met is extremely  More

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Over 17 years ago

I just moved here about 2 months ago , and this by far is the most beautiful, scenic city I have resided in . We have alot of farm animals here, lots of rolling hills  More

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I moved here about 4 years ago. I have lived in several places before but over all this area is one of the most beautiful. I have not been in one area of Monroe County  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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