2025 Compare Cities Education:
Memphis, TN vs West Covina, CA

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Highlights
- West Covina spends 42.6% more per student than Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.7% higher in West Covina than in Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- West Covina had 0.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Memphis
 Memphis, TNWest Covina, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,429$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,534  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,492$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.76  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock65654573
 Students per Counselor501  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 West Covina    3 Reviews

Great city with a strong local government including local police and fire departments. A couple of shopping malls, which are constantly under improvement to bring in  More

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West Covina is in a great location, it is not too far from the beach, mountains, Disneyland, and much more! The weather is constantly beautiful! Warm, breezy days in  More

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Over 18 years ago

i live in south hills.. it is a very nice community.. however i am not a fan of southern california at  More

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