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Olive Branch, MS vs Cary, NC

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Highlights
- Cary spends 32.3% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Cary than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cary had 4.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSCary, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.9%1.5%
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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Reviews for Cary    63 Reviews

Cary is up-and-coming “cool.” The downtown is revitalized and growing. The town takes urban planning very seriously. The home prices have definitely spiked in the last  More

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Over 8 years ago

I've lived in NY, CT, MA, and in Miami FL. Now here in Cary NC for the past 10 years. For what I want and need at this phase of my life, I really like it here! All the  More

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Over 8 years ago

As a Real Estate Agent, I consider Cary the most central location in the Triangle, it basically takes you twenty minutes to get to Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Hillsborough,   More

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