2024 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs San Jose, CA

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Highlights
- San Jose spends 50.5% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 37.0% higher in San Jose than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Jose had 1.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,225$18,401$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534$14,141$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,030$8,804$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.7621.5916.23
 Students per Librarian95865284573
 Students per Counselor501646530
 Grade School Educ.4.4%8.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.86.6%85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%16.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.6%7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%45.4%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.3%14.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%2.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.3%2.8%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 4 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 San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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