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Olive Branch, MS vs Lexington, NC

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- Lexington spends 9.1% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.6% higher in Lexington than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lexington had 14.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSLexington, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,578$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,707$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5554573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%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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David · Lexington, NC
Tip of the spear town to the Triad!
Over 3 years ago

I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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David · Lexington, NC
Tip of the spear town to the Triad!
Over 3 years ago

I've have been in Lexington for about five years now. I am a military guy that is been around the world. I grew up nearby in Salisbury North Carolina which unfortunately  More

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Carole · Lexington, NC
Horrible place
Over 6 years ago

The most criminal place ever. Police do nothing to and don't clean it up. Police here need to be investigated by fbi or something it's dirty and I like cops but  More

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