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Salem, OR vs Orem, UT

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Highlights
- Orem spends 42.4% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.5% higher in Orem than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Orem had 6.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem

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 Salem, OROrem, UTUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,073$9,835$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350$7,485$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,552$4,859$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.4424.4316.23
 Students per Librarian64532934573
 Students per Counselor353556530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%2.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%3.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%94.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%25.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%42.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%1.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.6%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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Over 4 years ago

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 Orem    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great city, great people, and amazing opportunities.  More

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Over 2 years ago

I would like to take a second and give some compliments were compliments are deserved. There is often so little time to simple recognize the good that people do. In a  More

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The closeness to the mountains, many parks and trails make this place such a beautiful area to be in. The people are so friendly. The food options are so diverse and  More

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