2025 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs Raceland, LA

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Highlights
- Raceland spends 14.2% less per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.3% higher in Raceland than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raceland had 14.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNRaceland, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,495$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,435$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock13354573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock73.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Raceland    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

I read teh assessment of Raceland regarding housing and cost of living. Both are misleading. I am sure the median price of house is as you stated but many of the  More

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