2025 Compare Cities Education:
Merrillville, IN vs Salisbury, NC

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- Salisbury spends 19.3% less per student than Merrillville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Salisbury than in Merrillville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salisbury had 3.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Merrillville
 Merrillville, INSalisbury, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,536$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,391  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,244$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock12004573
 Students per Counselor674  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Merrillville    3 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

too close to Gary with that  More

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Just thirty minuits from Chicago . Good schools. Low cost of  More

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Reasonable cost of living and fairly safe. Also close to Chitown so the cultural stuff is there. Shopping is run of the mill brand name franchises, nothing too  More

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Reviews for Salisbury    9 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

So we went to check out the area today as we consider buying nearby. I read all this crime stuff etc. I rolled through my potential hood and talked to a variety of  More

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A big thank you to Leanne for her candid, well written review. She saved us a lot of time and money. Salisbury is off our bucket list. Wonderful old houses, though. We  More

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The apparently bucolic town of Salisbury is set in a beautiful southern climate with lots of beautiful historic homes and huge old-growth oaks. Those charming  More

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