2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olympia, WA vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 28.5% less per student than Olympia.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.4% lower in Memphis than in Olympia. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olympia
 Olympia, WAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,853  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor439  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.46.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Olympia    39 Reviews

We moved here from Kitsap Bremerton/Silverdale WA area and this beats it all the way in all material ways. The only reason not to give it 5 stars is the cost of  More

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Over 4 years ago

The city is horrible. The business have been chased out by homeless. The city government makes it for difficult for businesses to thrive. If you like what Seattle is  More

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Having lived all over the world we decided to retire in Olympia and live on the Puget Sound. Yes it rains but the weather can change dramatically in a day with sun and  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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