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West Jordan, UT vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 56.2% more per student than West Jordan.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Salem than in West Jordan. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to West Jordan

Education
 West Jordan, UTSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$10,932$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558$12,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,182$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.5818.4416.23
 Students per Librarian21916454573
 Students per Counselor543353530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.4%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.91.5%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.7%25.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.3%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.0%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.5.8%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.7%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.4%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for West Jordan    10 Reviews

I have lived in the same house here for 20 years. There are definitely pros and cons. Pros; you can pretty much shop for whatever you need/want with a 20 minute drive in  More

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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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ZIPS IN WEST JORDAN, UTAH
84081 84088 84084
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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