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Chestertown, MD vs Salisbury, MD

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Highlights
- Salisbury spends 10.7% less per student than Chestertown.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 19.4% higher in Salisbury than in Chestertown. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salisbury had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Chestertown
 Chestertown, MDSalisbury, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,051$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,674  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,429$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.43  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6674573
 Students per Counselor255  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree5.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%1.5%
Reviews for Chestertown    3 Reviews

I have lived in Queen Anne's county most of my life, which is on the other side of the river from Chestertown. When I was younger, I remember ice cream shoppes, music  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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Over 18 years ago

Chestertown is lovely. Because of the College, it has a real college town feel. It is very old however, so there are many people whose families grew up here. They make  More

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Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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