| Index | Downtown | Memphis | Tennessee |
| Average Test Scores | 16% | 21% | 35% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | n/a | 0:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 187 | 1,390 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 77 | 430 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 35 | 189 |
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| Index | Downtown | Memphis | Tennessee |
| Completed 8th grade | 75.4% | 81.4% | 82.0% |
| Completed high school | 73.2% | 80.0% | 79.9% |
| Completed some college | 46.4% | 54.7% | 53.2% |
| Completed associate degree | 24.9% | 31.0% | 32.2% |
| Completed bachelors | 20.4% | 25.1% | 25.4% |
| Completed masters | 9.6% | 9.8% | 9.3% |
| Completed professional degree | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.8% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.6% | 1.3% | 1.2% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Olive Branch, MS | 38,270 | 62% | 28.9% |
| Walls, MS | 1,415 | 50% | 4.9% |
| Southaven, MS | 55,026 | 50% | 4.8% |
| Bartlett, TN | 59,252 | 48% | 0.2% |
| Marion, AR | 12,371 | 32% | 32.8% |
| Memphis, TN | 650,910 | 21% | 56.4% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Portland, OR | 650,380 | 49% | 1.5% |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 649,821 | 24% | 49.1% |
| Las Vegas, NV | 644,594 | 41% | 15.4% |
| Nashville, TN | 667,070 | 26% | 45.1% |
| Detroit, MI | 672,351 | 19% | 60.7% |
| Memphis, TN | 650,910 | 21% | 56.4% |
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