2025 Compare Cities Education:
West Memphis, AR vs Olive Branch, MS

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Highlights
- Olive Branch spends 29.1% less per student than West Memphis.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.3% higher in Olive Branch than in West Memphis. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olive Branch had 12.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Memphis
 West Memphis, AROlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,782$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,175  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor400  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.12.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for West Memphis    3 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Great homes for the money, good neighborhoods, good schools. Not much to do, though. No culture or entertainment, however it's only about 15 minutes from downtown  More

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Over 19 years ago

Great home prices for your money, nice neighborhoods, good schools. No culture or recreational activities,  More

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Over 19 years ago

This place is incredibly hot and humid in the summer...you can walk 5 feet outside and cover in sweat almost immediately! not very pleasant...and there are no rivers to  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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