2025 Compare Cities Education:
Leesburg, VA vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 13.2% more per student than Leesburg.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.1% lower in Salem than in Leesburg. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 0.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Leesburg
 Leesburg, VASalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,780  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.7  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.54.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Leesburg    17 Reviews

Leesburg has grown from a sleepy county seat to a super suburb with terrific parks & rec facilities, an outlet mall, great restaurants (many within the historic old town  More

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Leesburg and the surrounding Loudoun County have high real estate costs, but also high paying jobs/careers. We are close enough to a major metro area (DC) to enjoy all  More

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Over 10 years ago

Cost of living and the property taxes will kill  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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