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Edina, MN vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 11.5% less per student than Edina.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.7% higher in Salem than in Edina. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 10.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Edina
 Edina, MNSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,406  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.07  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor533  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.13.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.71.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Edina    6 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Born and raised in Minnesota, moved to GA 2.5 years ago. Georgia is a wonderful place, but I miss Minnesota, family and friends so very much. Moving back,as soon as our  More

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Over 16 years ago

I love this place, but it is unbelievably expensive...it is clost to downtown Mpls and st.paul. great neighbourhood and nice  More

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Over 18 years ago

This city works. It snows and before you know it, the road is cleared and salted. The school district is top rated. Lots and lots of parks. Kids are active in  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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