2025 Compare Cities Education:
Scottsdale, AZ vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 15.7% more per student than Scottsdale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.6% lower in Memphis than in Scottsdale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 10.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Scottsdale
 Scottsdale, AZMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,653  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor718  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.60.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  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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