2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mount Ida, AR vs Salem, OR

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- Salem spends 53.2% more per student than Mount Ida.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 91.5% higher in Salem than in Mount Ida. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 15.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Mount Ida
 Mount Ida, ARSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,473  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio9.63  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor250  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.32.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.13.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Mount Ida    2 Reviews

I love this beautiful mountain city. Beautiful scenery. Small town. It is surrounded by crystal mines and gem mines. It is up and coming. There is a stage with bluegrass  More

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Over 9 years ago

Mount Ida is small with not a lot to do unless you attend church or like water sports. The chiggers and ticks are to unbearable enjoy the outdoors. The weather in late  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 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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