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Olive Branch, MS vs Washington, DC

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- Washington spends 244.8% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% lower in Washington than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Washington had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSWashington, DCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$30,279$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,354$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7964573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock21.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock4.3%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 Washington    97 Reviews

Over 4 years ago

Living in DC long term brings on a kind of insidious misery. A long, slow, simmering down of any natural optimism or desire for a better future. It’s a leach of a town  More

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Over 5 years ago

Parts are beautiful but alot is rundown and ghetto. They always show the monuments and upper nw neighborhoods but never show hoods across the Anacostia River. Crime is  More

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Moved to DC 40 years ago from Mpls-St. Paul. DC is an amazing town. Downside is people are very competitive, everything is expensive. Great restaurants, foodie heaven  More

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