2025 Compare Cities Education:
Shreveport, LA vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 6.0% less per student than Shreveport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.1% lower in Memphis than in Shreveport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 0.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Shreveport
 Shreveport, LAMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,934  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio22.24  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor342  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Shreveport    29 Reviews

The pace of its death is picking up. A place that should be moving forward is following the path of Rust belt cities that died. Downtown has potential, but the  More

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Over 5 years ago

I Love Driving By Shreveport, Buildings do look beautiful, it is truly a great city, my favorite thing is the people. What loses the last star is that I did not visit  More

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Over 6 years ago

Shreveport is dying a slow painful death. If you are thinking of relocating here; I would not advise it. Since moving back twenty years ago, I have watch the town  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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