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Salem, OR vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 15.0% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Medford than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 1.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem

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 Salem, ORMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,073$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350$11,411$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,552$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.4420.0716.23
 Students per Librarian6456454573
 Students per Counselor353907530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%6.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%27.0%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%27.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%6.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.0%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%0.7%1.5%

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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97301 97302 97304 97306
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