2024 Compare Cities Education:
Fort Worth, TX vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 25.1% more per student than Fort Worth.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 25.5% higher in Salem than in Fort Worth. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Fort Worth
 Fort Worth, TXSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,644$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,823$12,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$5,972$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.6918.4416.23
 Students per Librarian8896454573
 Students per Counselor365353530
 Grade School Educ.8.1%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.4%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.83.5%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.8%25.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.7.2%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.0%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.7.8%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.1%1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Fort Worth    82 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

This city is one of the best in Texas! It has a small-town atmosphere with friendly people. It has a strong southern charm feel, and there are plenty things to do. The  More

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Over 3 years ago

I moved here from the Midwest in 2015. The best decision I could have made. Living in North Fort Worth, I couldn’t have for a better feel coming from a high crime rate  More

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Over 4 years ago

Fort Worth may have a reputation for being an overgrown cowboy town, but that's not an accurate representation. The city's art institutions are the finest in Texas 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 4 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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