2025 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs Jersey City, NJ

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Highlights
- Jersey City spends 97.5% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Jersey City than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jersey City had 3.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNJersey City, NJUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$24,150$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,233$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock26224573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.4%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 Jersey City    20 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

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Over 16 years ago

Jersey City has improved over the past 10-15 years, especially Downtown Jersey City. It has the charm of brownstone homes and the appeal of new high rise condo  More

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Over 17 years ago

I'm fairly young but I grew up in this city, and it's not that bad. Some people say it's dangerous and I beg to differ. If you come from the suburbs perhaps you may feel  More

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