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Memphis, TN vs Brookfield, WI

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Highlights
- Brookfield spends 21.0% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.6% lower in Brookfield than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Brookfield had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNBrookfield, WIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,793$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,325$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7264573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.2%1.5%
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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Reviews for Brookfield    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

Overall I believe field is a great place to live and raise a family. Milwaukee certainly has its share of problems like any large metropolitan area. Overall I believe  More

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Over 14 years ago

I love Brookfield for the most part. The Elmbrook school district is amazing and test scores are always above average level. The one downfall of the city is that there  More

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About turn 35, and have lived in Brookfield for 9 years. Brookfield is broken into two parts, city and village, both are very safe- especially when compared to  More

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