2025 Compare Cities Education:
Springfield, OR vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 16.1% less per student than Springfield.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Memphis than in Springfield. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Springfield
 Springfield, ORMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,107  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9584573
 Students per Counselor406  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.31.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.20.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Springfield    5 Reviews

When I moved to Springfield with my family, we came from the north so didn't we didn't experience the scathing hatred Californians might encounter. Even so, not being a  More

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I lived her from Sept 2012 to Dec 2018. It was ok at first. Over the years the whole area has become.more and more unfriendly to moderate democrats, centrist or  More

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Over 14 years ago

How is it in Springfield ? Is it hard to get started in that town? How is the work  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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