2025 Compare Cities Education:
Palmer, AK vs Salida, CO

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Highlights
- Salida spends 82.7% more per student than Palmer.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.9% lower in Salida than in Palmer. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salida had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Palmer
 Palmer, AKSalida, COUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$27,828$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,494  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,780$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5614573
 Students per Counselor448  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.22.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Palmer    3 Reviews

The first time I saw Palmer was in 1974. It's grown up from the old days of farm country complete with 4-H clubs, fields of crops and livestock. Gone are most of the  More

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Over 19 years ago

The four months of cold and dark. Winter lasts about 8 months, but the real cold, dark lasts about 4 months. It is getting harder and harder to deal with as I get  More

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Over 19 years ago

I have lived in Palmer for 11 years. I love everything about it except about four months of the dark, cold winters. The people are  More

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Reviews for Salida    3 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Salida is a cute small town with the Arkansas river running through. To be so small there's always activities going on  More

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The weather in the summer is wonderful, it will reach the low to mid 90's but there is absolutely no humidity, you can run around all day and not break a sweat. There is  More

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Over 19 years ago

I need info on average monthly temperatures in Salida Also wind speed information compared to springfield,  More

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