2024 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs Conway, AR

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Highlights
- Conway spends 12.5% less per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.9% lower in Conway than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Conway had 8.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNConway, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,225$10,697$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534$9,343$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,030$5,319$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7615.3116.23
 Students per Librarian9585194573
 Students per Counselor501384530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%3.7%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%94.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%20.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%7.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%41.3%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%12.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.4%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.0%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 Conway    13 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I have been a resident in Conway most of my life. Conway is a nice college town. The humidity can be really intense at times. Summers can be quite miserable with high  More

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We moved to Conway from the Dallas, Texas area in 2010. Housing is more affordable here in Conway due to the dramatically lower real estate taxes. There are many more  More

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It is young - 26.8 median age It is smart - 3 colleges, 36% of the pop has a college degree It is affordable - 86.3 index It is convenient - 30 minutes from LR.  More

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