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Olive Branch, MS vs Fort Walton Beach, FL

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- Fort Walton Beach spends 12.4% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% higher in Fort Walton Beach than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fort Walton Beach had 1.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSFort Walton Beach, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,875$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16174573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Fort Walton Beach    10 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

Ive lived in Fort Walton for atleast 15yrs.Ive seen the good days(early to late 200's)and now the bad.If you move here,youd better make atleast $10,000 a month.These  More

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I would like to know if Fort Walton Beach is a better place to live rather than busy Clearwater FL. We want to re-locate to a quieter city with all the amenities of a  More

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FWB is great for its beautiful beaches and saltwater fishing. It's also easy to move around town except during rush hour (yes, we have a rush hour - but it literally  More

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