2025 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs South Bend, IN

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Highlights
- South Bend spends 4.0% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.0% lower in South Bend than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- South Bend had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNSouth Bend, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,718$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8994573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 South Bend    25 Reviews

When it comes to standard of living, neighborhoods, safety, schools, wage earners and tax dollar contributing citizens Mishawaka hands down, will always made better  More

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Moving here is much harder than growing up here, I know from many people I've talked to. When you grow up here you learn how to interact with people, everyone will seem  More

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I’ve lived in the city for 4 years now and have honestly had a good experience so far. I live in a quite neighborhood and have had no issues with crime or violence.  More

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