2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olive Branch, MS vs Macon, GA

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Highlights
- Macon spends 81.1% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.9% higher in Macon than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Macon had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSUnited States, GA
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%
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 Macon    23 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Macon is great, the thing I like about Macon is it's just an extension of Atlanta, like you wouldn't know the difference. The politics are the same, the people are the  More

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I moved to Macon seven years ago and have found the people to be welcoming, the restaurants wonderful, the downtown vibrant and so many activities to get involved with.   More

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Over 4 years ago

Macon is a perfect example of what Southern whites most feared in the 50-60s when there was the big push to bus blacks in to vote. The expected disaster occurred and is  More

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