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Memphis, Tennessee |
| School District | Memphis City Schools |
| Website Address | http://www.mcsk12.net/ |
| Total Number of Schools PK-12 | 209 |
| a. Number of Elementary Schools | 112 |
| b. Number of Middle/Junior High | 36 |
| c. Number of High Schools | 35 |
| Total Number of Students | 104,829 |
| Total Number of Teachers | 7259 |
| Student/Teacher Ratio | 20 to 1 (K-3), 25 to 1 (4 -6), 30 to 1 (7-12) |
| Current Expenditures/Pupil | $10,394 |
| Student Performance Ranking | AYP Not Met; 99/209 schools in Good Standing |
| Current Superintendent's Name | Dr. Kriner Cash |
| Recent Initiatives | Teacher Effectiveness Initiative project with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Hosting a The Forum For Innovative Leadership in June, 2010 through a partnership with the Urban Education Center, K-3 Student Looping Initiative, |
| Universities in the City | University of Memphis, Baptist Memorial College of Health Sciences, Christian Brothers University, Concorde Career College, Crichton College, Harding University Graduate School of Religion, Le Moyne-Owen College, Memphis College of Art, Memphis Theological Seminary, Remington College-Memphis Campus, Rhodes College, Southern College of Optometry |