2026 Compare Cities Education:
Albion, IL vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 52.3% more per student than Albion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.8% higher in Salem than in Albion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 2.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Albion
 Albion, ILSalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,506  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor269  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.14.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Albion    2 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I am a teacher and I'd like to learn  More

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Over 19 years ago

The city of Albion in Edwards County, Illinois is a rural community in southeast Illinois with verry little  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 13 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 19 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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