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Ontario, OH vs Salem, OH

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- Salem spends 4.4% less per student than Ontario.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.5% lower in Salem than in Ontario. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ontario
 Ontario, OHSalem, OHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,395$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,790  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,309$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock11694573
 Students per Counselor466  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.27.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.2%1.5%
Reviews for Ontario    2 Reviews

Many nice neighborhoods in the Mansfield metro area. Very good schools available, not necessarily Mansfield City. Ohio State branch campus, Ashland University and North  More

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Over 18 years ago

Ontario is a nice clean city with some of the best school districts in the area. crime is low and lots of eateries to choose  More

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Reviews for Salem    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

Salem is a beautiful town with great people. Even though it is a small town it has a good hospital, good restaurants and enough stores to find almost anything you  More

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Salem is experiencing a renaissance of late. A large group of citizens formed a committee called the Salem Downtown Technical Advisory Committee and this committee has  More

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