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Olive Branch, MS vs Wake Forest, NC

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- Wake Forest spends 32.3% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Wake Forest than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Wake Forest had 4.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSWake Forest, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,316$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8294573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock15.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.3%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 Wake Forest    5 Reviews

Im a 22 year old male from Denver Colorado.im looking to relocate and transfer for work . Colorado has high taxes and high cost of living and also to much snow during  More

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Relocating from New York City three years ago took some adjustment and once settled in Wake Forest I was able to breath a little bit easier. The pace is something you  More

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The Triangle is a great place to work and live, more reasonable than the North but more expensive than most places in the South. We live in a beautiful  More

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