2025 Compare Cities Education:
Searcy, AR vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 19.7% more per student than Searcy.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 35.6% higher in Memphis than in Searcy. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 3.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Searcy
 Searcy, ARMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,362  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor389  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Searcy    4 Reviews

Searcy is a quiet town, and a great place to raise a family. The schools are good and there's a church that would fit your needs. We are proud it is still a dry county.  More

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Over 17 years ago

Good- Searcy is a nice town with small town appeal and larger city ammenities coupled with bigger city accessibility. Bad- The city is not planned well for the growth.   More

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Cleaner than most cities ,also reasonable housing,small town feel ,growing. We are in the foothills to the Ozarks--very nice place to live--accessibilty to the Ozarks  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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