2025 Compare Cities Education:
Olive Branch, MS vs Springfield, TN

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Highlights
- Springfield spends 9.2% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% higher in Springfield than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Springfield had 8.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSSpringfield, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,593$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,877$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6244573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Springfield    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

My husbnd and daughter and I are looking for a two-bdrm weekly  More

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Over 18 years ago

Local public schools have been placed under state supervision under the No Child Left Behind Act. I highly recommend private schools - there are several in town and  More

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