2025 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs Edwardsville, IL

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Highlights
- Edwardsville spends 14.0% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Edwardsville than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 11.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%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 Edwardsville    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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