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Olive Branch, MS vs Winston-Salem, NC

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- Winston-Salem spends 19.9% more per student than Olive Branch.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.9% lower in Winston-Salem than in Olive Branch. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Winston-Salem had 5.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Olive Branch
 Olive Branch, MSWinston-Salem, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,533$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,082  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,505$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.47  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5164573
 Students per Counselor468  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.2%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 Winston-Salem    26 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Winston Salem is a corrupt and sad city. Many residents aren't open to new comers and crime is rampant. The abysmal crime rate is due in part to the corrupt and  More

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Over 5 years ago

I’ve lived here since 2008 and the community is beautiful and quiet. Convenient to everything and if you’re not a lazy person you can walk to Walmart, the bank,  More

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I didn't fully appreciate WS until I left. I still have family and friends there, and when I visit (I've lived in various places, now in the midwest for about 20 years)  More

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