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St. George, UT vs Memphis, TN

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Highlights
- Memphis spends 39.4% more per student than St. George.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.8% lower in Memphis than in St. George. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Memphis had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to St. George

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 St. George, UTMemphis, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,768$12,225$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,141$10,534$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,745$6,030$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio23.8115.7616.23
 Students per Librarian20379584573
 Students per Counselor456501530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%4.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%8.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.9%86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.8%23.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.14.6%5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.7%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%7.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.2%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for St. George    75 Reviews

Very low paying jobs. Very few corporate companies you could have a career at. Very expensive housing. Very unaccepting of non mormons. A very lazy city hall that  More

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We recently moved here and this are our thoughts: - Landscape wise no doubts this is one of the most beautiful places we have been - Public spaces are very clean, well  More

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I have lived in St. George for 8 months and love it so far. I agree that there are not a lot of jobs and most have low pay so this may not be a good place if your  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 4 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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ZIPS IN ST. GEORGE, UTAH
84790 84770
ZIPS IN MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
38016, 38128, 38127, 38134, 38109, 38111, 38115, 38116, 38118, 38018, 30 total

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