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Memphis, TN vs Palo Alto, CA

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Highlights
- Palo Alto spends 50.5% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in Palo Alto than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Palo Alto had 12.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNPalo Alto, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65284573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock30.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock16.0%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 Palo Alto    8 Reviews

The Bay Area in general, but Palo Alto specifically provides many of the qualities sought by many; the climate is beautiful, there is access to cultural and recreational  More

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Over 17 years ago

Very  More

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Over 18 years ago

VTA and SamsTrans and Caltrain all provide good service and most times frequency of service is  More

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