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Cascade Locks, OR vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 10.8% less per student than Cascade Locks.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% higher in Salem than in Cascade Locks. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Cascade Locks
 Cascade Locks, ORSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,375  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.93  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor268  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.21.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Cascade Locks    1 Reviews

What’s not to love about this charming little community? We lived in Hood River for years and liked it, but we love Cascade Locks. Frankly, Hood River home prices  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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