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Manchester, CT vs Salem, OR

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- Salem spends 31.9% less per student than Manchester.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 49.6% higher in Salem than in Manchester. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Manchester
 Manchester, CTSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$20,830  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor341  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for Manchester    5 Reviews
Macola · Manchester, CT
I WOULDN'T HAVE STAYED FOR 20 YRS OTHERWISE!
Over 7 years ago

My husband and I moved to CT 20 years ago. He was headhunted by a firm in Hartford, and they made a good enough salary offer to bring us here. Oy, the sticker shock!  More

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Robert · Manchester, CT
manchester ct.
Over 10 years ago

It Sucks No work no friendly  More

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melissa · Orlando, FL
Gateway
Over 14 years ago

Manchester is a gateway to Hartford. Then its all down hill from there. watch out  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews
Jennifer · Salem, OR
Depends on your idea of perfect
Over 2 years ago

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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Nelleke · Salem, OR
Beautiful, ideally located, but costly & insular
Over 5 years ago

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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Patricia · Turner, OR
The best place to live
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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