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Ocean Shores, WA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 2.7% more per student than Ocean Shores.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.8% higher in Salem than in Ocean Shores. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ocean Shores
 Ocean Shores, WASalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,528  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.8  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor424  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.27.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Ocean Shores    7 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

We are going on our 3rd year in OS. We love the small town feel, the low stress and feeling of safety. This is all for the winter months mind you. In the summer, it is a  More

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Over 10 years ago

Wonderful beach town.... we're going into our second year and I disagree with the grocery store comments and the weather. Yes, it rains or drizzles on occasion, but the  More

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We invested in Ocean Shores as a second home to spend our weekends after the work week stress. I'm also a property manager that works in Washington, Oregon and  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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