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Olive Branch, MS vs Glen Ellyn, IL

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Highlights
- Glen Ellyn spends 150.7% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% lower in Glen Ellyn than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Glen Ellyn had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSGlen Ellyn, ILUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$22,018$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock20.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.5%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 Glen Ellyn    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

My husband and I moved to Glen Ellyn from Chicago in 1993 when our first child was born. One thing you should know about GE is that it is spread out and there is an "in  More

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My husband and I are life long residents of the Chicago area and have lived in Glen Ellyn since 1998. It is a comfortable, walkable, old fashion neighborhood where you  More

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