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Olive Branch, MS vs Jackson, MO

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Highlights
- Jackson spends 31.5% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.5% lower in Jackson than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Jackson had 1.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch

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 Olive Branch, MSJackson, MOUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,782$11,549$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082$9,743$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,894$5,483$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4713.6916.23
 Students per Librarian9007724573
 Students per Counselor468333530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%2.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%3.3%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%24.7%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%35.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%10.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%2.6%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Olive Branch used to be the perfect small town with large city access, but the city of Memphis became so bad we've been affected tremendously over the past few years.   More

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We moved to Olive Branch, MS in 2002 and have been very pleased with our choice. Housing is less expensive than in the other Memphis Metro areas and with the tax breaks  More

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Over 17 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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Reviews for Jackson    1 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I started elementary school in Jackson, Missouri, and although I lived elsewhere during my life, I must say that Jackson is a very nice place to live. While nearby Cape  More

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