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Olive Branch, MS vs Plano, TX

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Highlights
- Plano spends 69.7% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.5% lower in Plano than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Plano had 0.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSPlano, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,902$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,140$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8004573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Plano    42 Reviews

I had lived in Plano for over 30 years. It is where I bought my first home as a single woman, where I married, and where I raised my children. I was fortunate enough  More

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We have lived in Plano for 20 years. It has been consistently rated very highly in surveys of best places to live in the US. Pros are the parks system; which includes  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived here for a while now. It's wonderful here. There's a ton to do, great jobs, great parks, and pretty good school. It's the perfect  More

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