Memphis, Tennessee

===Primary and secondary===
The city is served by [[Shelby County Schools (Tennessee)|Memphis-Shelby County Schools]] (formerly Shelby County Schools). On March 8, 2011, residents voted to dissolve the charter for [[Memphis City Schools]], effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District.<ref>{{cite news|last=McMillin|first=Zack|title=Memphis voters OK school charter surrender|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2011/mar/08/memphis-school-charter-approval/|access-date=March 9, 2011|newspaper=The Commercial Appeal|date=March 8, 2011}}</ref> After issues with state law and court challenges, the merger took effect the start of the 2013–14 school year. In Shelby County, six incorporated cities voted to establish separate school systems in 2013.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

The Memphis-Shelby County School System operates 222 elementary, middle, and high schools.<ref name="MSCSData">{{cite web |title=District Detail for Memphis-Shelby County Schools |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=4700148&DistrictID=4700148 |website=National Center for Education Statistics |access-date=January 29, 2024 |language=EN}}</ref>

The Memphis area is also home to many private, college-prep schools, including:

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* [[Briarcrest Christian School]] (co-ed)
* [[Christian Brothers High School (Memphis, Tennessee)|Christian Brothers High School]] (boys)
* [[Evangelical Christian School]] (co-ed)
* [[First Assembly Christian School]] (co-ed)
* [[St. Mary's Episcopal School]] (girls)
* [[Hutchison School]] (girls) 
* [[Lausanne Collegiate School]] (co-ed)
* [[Memphis University School]] {{efn|MUS is a secondary school unaffiliated with the [[University of Memphis]].}} (boys) 
*[[Saint Benedict at Auburndale]] (co-ed)
*[[St. Agnes Academy-St. Dominic School|St. Agnes Academy]] (girls)
*[[Immaculate Conception Cathedral School (Memphis, Tennessee)|Immaculate Conception Cathedral School]] (girls)
* [[Elliston Baptist Academy]] (co-ed)
* [[Memphis Harding Academy]] (co-ed) 
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