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Olive Branch, MS vs Charlotte, NC

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Highlights
- Charlotte spends 43.6% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.8% higher in Charlotte than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Charlotte had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch

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 Olive Branch, MSCharlotte, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student$8,782$12,612$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082$9,703$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,894$6,250$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.4716.2116.23
 Students per Librarian90011494573
 Students per Counselor468307530
 Grade School Educ.2.0%5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%5.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.92.9%89.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%19.2%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.6%7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%45.7%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.6%12.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%1.2%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 Charlotte    305 Reviews

My favorite city to live year round with 4 seasons. We love Charlotte  More

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Over 2 years ago

This city has a lot of potential, but it could use some work. For example, it seems to lack things that other cities have. And there is a lack of atmosphere and charm.  More

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Over 3 years ago

Very new transplant (~6 weeks) so first impressions and reasons why I moved here: -great year-round weather, if you don't mind humidity-- less hot in summer than TX/AZ  More

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