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Olive Branch, MS vs Staten Island, NY

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- Staten Island spends 169.6% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Staten Island than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Staten Island had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSStaten Island, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,672$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,854$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Staten Island    2 Reviews

Expensive housing. Lots of traffic at times, but still many times nicer than the rest of NYC. Staten Island has a few beautiful beaches, and overall most of the people  More

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Over 7 years ago

Low quality of life, expect a 60-90 minute commute if you live here as there are no jobs on the island. As for the people, they are very rude and miserable, have serious  More

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