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Memphis, TN vs Lake Orion, MI

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Highlights
- Lake Orion spends 24.2% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Lake Orion than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake Orion had 8.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNLake Orion, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,188$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,754$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8094573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.8%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 Lake Orion    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Lake Orion, like many Michigan cities has a lot of beauty to it, obviously including the lakes, which there are several big and many small. I grew up here and if I  More

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We moved here from Ky 2 years ago. I absolutely love it, and outside of a job transfer, will never leave. The schools are exceptional, some of the highest test scores in  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to Lake Orion three years ago from California and have been really pleased with this area. The people are very friendly and have embraced us well. Lake Orion is  More

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