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Memphis, TN vs Corvallis, OR

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Highlights
- Corvallis spends 52.5% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.1% higher in Corvallis than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corvallis had 11.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNCorvallis, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,642$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock10.0%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 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 Corvallis    21 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I just made a trip to Corvallis to browse the town, go to places of interest and get a feel for the place I was considering to move and buy a home. OMGosh, I could not  More

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I have lived here 30 yrs and it is great especially if you like extortion, fraud, theft, back biting, a police force that has no respect for you or your rights, a  More

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This is the third or fourth time I've come to this site to find reliable stats and have found blatant mistakes. Also, why can't I leave a comment about 'people'? Thank  More

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