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Bradenton, FL vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 41.4% more per student than Bradenton.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.5% higher in Salem than in Bradenton. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Bradenton
 Bradenton, FLSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.16  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor405  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.26.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Bradenton    32 Reviews

Stay away from University Place in Bradenton FL (Cooper Ceek Blvd and Honore Ave.) We made the mistake of buying in this "safe" gated community according to the realtor  More

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I just bought a home in Oneco area at 11st and 53rd, Naturally my realtor said its not a bad area and not to worry but seems theres a few gangs near by and a lot of  More

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Over 10 years ago

I placed a review of Bradenton in previous comments on Bradenton, Florida. I cannot find the review. I have lived in Europe, St. Petersburg, New York, Tampa, and  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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