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Bozeman, MT vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 12.6% more per student than Bozeman.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.3% higher in Salem than in Bozeman. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 10.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Bozeman
 Bozeman, MTSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,384  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor309  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.63.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bozeman    60 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

My family is from the region, two generations back, and I spent both summers and winter holidays there with my grandparents (my parents only moved away in the 1960’s  More

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Over 4 years ago

I will love it more I keep saying they’re  More

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Over 4 years ago

Democrat transplants have turned Bozeman into a fetid rat race. It no longer looks like Montana, nor do the people there act like Montanans. Democrats are turning once  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 5 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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