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Salem, CT vs Great Falls, VA

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Highlights
- Great Falls spends 33.0% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Great Falls than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Great Falls had 0.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem

Education
 Salem, CTGreat Falls, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$26,209$17,573$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$21,083$16,085$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$12,420$10,083$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.713.5216.23
 Students per Librarian4036714573
 Students per Counselor331273530
 Grade School Educ.0.7%1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.0%0.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.98.3%97.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%7.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.8.5%2.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.56.7%83.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.17.5%31.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.8%10.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree3.1%6.0%1.5%

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Reviews for Salem    1 Reviews

We just moved to Salem and we love it. The town green is beautiful. The church in the center of the community is super involved and does awesome work, both with their  More

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Reviews for Great Falls    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Close to Washington, DC (so you get the benefits of a major metropolitan area), yet maintains a semi-rural character. No multi-family housing. Excellent school system.  More

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Over 17 years ago

We actually live in a small part of Great Falls that is located in Loudoun County, but this comment actually applies to the bulk of the area in Northern Virginia.   More

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Over 18 years ago

It takes way too much money out here for anyone who is just starting or trying to get a foothold in the working world. You cannot afford to live anywhere without having  More

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