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Olive Branch, MS vs Santa Cruz, CA

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Highlights
- Santa Cruz spends 86.3% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.2% higher in Santa Cruz than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Santa Cruz had 3.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSSanta Cruz, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,364$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,688$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock62714573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock18.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock5.5%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 Santa Cruz    44 Reviews

I lived in the Santa Cruz area for 20 years. UCSC alum. Our kids were born there. There are wonderful things about Santa Cruz, but also many serious problems that we  More

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Over 5 years ago

I have been here for four generations! My kids are the fifth. I guess that should tell you how wonderful it is here, at least for us. It's so cool to have world class  More

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I was born over the hill in San Jose area, and as a kid I loved coming over to the boardwalk. Santa Cruz has always been and always will be a town of diversity,  More

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