2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olive Branch, MS vs Monroe, LA

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Highlights
- Monroe spends 37.1% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.5% higher in Monroe than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Monroe had 6.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSMonroe, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,043$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,942$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3254573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%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 Monroe    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

If you are looking a place for high crime, high poverty, high obesity rates, high taxes, high unemployment, and high citizens, you have arrived at the right place. I  More

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Lived in Monroe/West Monroe for 2 years, I deeply regret it. Here's why. Not only is Monroe/West Monroe next to a plant that spews it's disgusting, cancerous smog,  More

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Over 16 years ago

We have one of the best universities around. We have high ratings all across the board. Why don't you consider checking us  More

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