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Olive Branch, MS vs Edwardsville, IL

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- Edwardsville spends 58.7% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% lower in Edwardsville than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Edwardsville had 3.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSEdwardsville, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,302$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock58374573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.1%1.5%
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Reviews for Olive Branch    4 Reviews
Gigi · Olive Branch, MS
Ready to move
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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Frances · Olive Branch, MS
Six years and still pleased
Over 17 years ago

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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jeff · Olive Branch, MS
struggling
Over 18 years ago

city struggling to keep up with  More

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Reviews for Edwardsville    2 Reviews
Amber · Glen Carbon, IL
Great Education
Over 15 years ago

Edwardsville is a great town that is growing rapidly. The school district is one of the best in the area, it is the home of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville,  More

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Sue  · Glen Carbon, IL
Lovely town
Over 18 years ago

Lovely little town with over 75 miles of gorgeous, well maintained, wooded bike trails. Recreational biker's dream  More

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