2026 Compare Cities Education:
Greenbrier, AR vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 59.6% more per student than Greenbrier.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.4% higher in Salem than in Greenbrier. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 7.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Greenbrier
 Greenbrier, ARSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,343  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.31  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor384  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.29.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Greenbrier    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Absolutely wonderful except for about 6 weeks of each year in July/August when it's hot--but then tell me a place where it's ideal year 'round. I can breathe without an  More

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Over 20 years ago

This is a great "small" town only about 35 miles north of Little Rock. I grew up here and think it is a very nice community to raise children with great schools. It  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 6 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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