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Orem, UT vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 73.6% more per student than Orem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.5% lower in Salem than in Orem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Orem

Education
 Orem, UTSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$9,835$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$7,485$12,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$4,859$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio24.4318.4416.23
 Students per Librarian32936454573
 Students per Counselor556353530
 Grade School Educ.2.5%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.94.0%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.1%25.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.0%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.1%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.9%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Orem    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Great city, great people, and amazing opportunities.  More

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Over 2 years ago

I would like to take a second and give some compliments were compliments are deserved. There is often so little time to simple recognize the good that people do. In a  More

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The closeness to the mountains, many parks and trails make this place such a beautiful area to be in. The people are so friendly. The food options are so diverse 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 4 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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84057 84058 84097
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97301 97302 97304 97306

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