2024 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 3.2% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% higher in Charlotte than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,225$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534$9,703$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,030$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7616.2116.23
 Students per Librarian95811494573
 Students per Counselor501307530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%1.2%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 4 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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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