2025 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs Pickens, SC

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Highlights
- Pickens spends 9.9% less per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.2% lower in Pickens than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Pickens had 1.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNPickens, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,013$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,485$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6264573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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 Pickens    3 Reviews

This is from a south Orange County, lifelong Southern California girl who knows what a beautiful environment is like. Well - South Carolina made So Cal seem like such  More

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Over 10 years ago

Pickens County, SC is a wonderful place to live, work and retire but the information you're posting regarding education is inaccurate. First of all, our per pupil  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pickens is a beautiful town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. As recent home buyers I very much hope Pickens continues to grow and thrive, and at the same  More

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