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Tupelo, MS vs Olive Branch, MS

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Highlights
- Olive Branch spends 12.0% less per student than Tupelo.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 17.7% higher in Olive Branch than in Tupelo. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olive Branch had 4.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Tupelo
 Tupelo, MSOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,782$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,552  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.14  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor314  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.35.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Tupelo    5 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I am a native of Tupelo, Mississippi. I have wanted to move away from this town since I was younger. It's really not a bad place to live. It just doesn't offer much as  More

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Over 13 years ago

Its  More

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TUPELO The small town where I am from, Gets its name from the Tupelo Gum. No matter where in the world That I might roam This is the place that I call  More

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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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