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Ypsilanti, MI vs Olive Branch, MS

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- Olive Branch spends 45.2% less per student than Ypsilanti.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Olive Branch than in Ypsilanti. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Olive Branch had 0.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Ypsilanti
 Ypsilanti, MIOlive Branch, MSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,782$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$13,455  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,894$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.17  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9004573
 Students per Counselor503  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.43.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ypsilanti    7 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have been in Michigan all my life. I was born in Detroit and moved to Ypsilanti to raise my family. Ypsi is about 35 minutes outside of Detroit and it's nice to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Ypsilanti appears to be a safe college town, but upon closer look it is evident that it is a crime-ridden city. Be safe, never travel alone during the night or early  More

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Over 18 years ago

My life in Ypsi was wonderful. Worked at the Kaiser Frazer plant for 3 years My first born (Girl) was born there. Wish to return. Winters were cold and summers were  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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