2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mexico, MO vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 5.7% more per student than Mexico.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in Memphis than in Mexico. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 1.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mexico
 Mexico, MOMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,629  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.74  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor267  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Mexico    3 Reviews

We moved here in October 2020 from Lehigh Acres, Florida. We wanted somewhere with all 4 seasons instead of hot weather 7-8 months out of the year and cooler weather  More

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Unfortunately, some views of Mexico, Missouri are focused on the past and so those people will stay living in the past, as the rest of us move forward. As to the  More

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Mexico Missouri use to be a very nice little community with activities and many businesses on the square. That was twenty five years ago. Now it is a ghost town of what  More

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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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