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Memphis, TN vs Valley City, ND

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Highlights
- Valley City spends 17.4% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.9% lower in Valley City than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Valley City had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNValley City, NDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,351$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,283$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2314573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.7%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 Valley City    3 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

We lived in Valley City for more than 2 years and found it to be a nice place. The only exception is the presence of a small but vocal anti-government group in the  More

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We have bitter cold winters here! Last winter when it finally got up to -12 degrees everybody was sitting out in the sun in short sleeves on their  More

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Over 16 years ago

I have only lived in Valley City, ND for 5 months so I have only seen the fall, which was very pretty, and the winter, which is very cold. It surprised me how much snow  More

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