2024 Compare Cities Education:
West Memphis, AR vs Kent, WA

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Highlights
- Kent spends 62.0% more per student than West Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 54.9% higher in Kent than in West Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Kent had 5.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Memphis
 West Memphis, ARKent, WAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,392$20,069$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,175$14,996$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,662$8,846$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.9618.5316.23
 Students per Librarian5419894573
 Students per Counselor400455530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%6.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%5.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.82.7%87.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.8%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.5%27.8%33.7%
 Masters Grad.2.6%6.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%0.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.7%0.4%1.5%
Reviews for West Memphis    3 Reviews

Over 18 years ago

Great homes for the money, good neighborhoods, good schools. Not much to do, though. No culture or entertainment, however it's only about 15 minutes from downtown  More

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Over 18 years ago

Great home prices for your money, nice neighborhoods, good schools. No culture or recreational activities,  More

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Over 18 years ago

This place is incredibly hot and humid in the summer...you can walk 5 feet outside and cover in sweat almost immediately! not very pleasant...and there are no rivers to  More

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Reviews for Kent    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

hello every one   More

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Western Washington has a moderate climate with summers that do not get too hot as a rule usually the upper 70's to low 80's for a couple months then dropping back to  More

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employment-housing-mass-transit, kent has it  More

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