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Highlands Ranch, CO vs Olive Branch, MS

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Highlights
- Olive Branch spends 30.8% less per student than Highlands Ranch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.2% lower in Olive Branch than in Highlands Ranch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olive Branch had 6.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Highlands Ranch
 Highlands Ranch, COOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,782$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,748  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.62  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor279  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Highlands Ranch    20 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

I was born and raised in Highlands Ranch and I know what you’re thinking. “This is a rich girl.” I am not. My parents moved here before it became rich and boujie and the  More

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Worked in the DTC and HR was an easy commute. The people are yuppy- scum-snobs, who do not thank you for holding the door open for their 3+ children, noses held high in  More

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Over 11 years ago

When we moved here from Denver, about 2.5 yrs ago, I did note the affluence, lack of diversity (compared to Denver) and seeming Stepford Wives phenomenon. It is all  More

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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews

Over 13 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 18 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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