Olive Branch Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Olive Branch, Mississippi
Olive Branch Elementary in Olive Branch, Mississippi enrolled 504 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Mississippi elementary-school median of 14.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 29%
503 students in 2022-23, 512 students in 2023-24, 504 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 30.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 503 | 42.5 | 11.8 |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 44.7 | 11.4 |
| 2024-25 | 504 | 30.0 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Mississippi elementary schools
Among the 419 Mississippi elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 467 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Olive Branch Elementary enrolled 467 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 467 of the 467 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent26.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
41.7% of students were Black, 35.7% White, 12.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black41.7%
- White35.7%
- Hispanic12.5%
- Two or more races8.9%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Olive Branch
5 public elementary schools in Olive Branch report 2024-25 enrollment; Olive Branch Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overpark Elementary | 635 | 14.7 | 41.6% |
| Lewisburg Primary | 578 | 17.7 | 19.4% |
| Olive Branch Elementary | 504 | 16.8 | 50.8% |
| Chickasaw Elementary School | 500 | 15.2 | 53.8% |
| Olive Branch Intermediate School | 472 | 16.3 | 49.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Olive Branch Elementary
- Chickasaw Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 500 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Olive Branch Intermediate SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 472 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare Olive Branch Elementary with Chickasaw Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much DeSoto County Schools spends per student$9,525 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,525
- The largest public schools in MississippiOlive Branch Elementary is the number 137 by size of 423 Mississippi elementary schools open in 2024-25.#137 of 423
- Mississippi schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Mississippi median of 14.9 for elementary schools.16.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Olive Branch Elementary
How many students attend Olive Branch Elementary?
504 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 503 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Olive Branch, MS.What is the student-teacher ratio at Olive Branch Elementary?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Mississippi median for elementary schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Olive Branch Elementary a Title I school?
Olive Branch Elementary was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).What district is Olive Branch Elementary in?
DeSoto County Schools, NCES district ID 2801320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 280132000192 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.