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Pickerington, OH vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 15.5% more per student than Pickerington.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.7% lower in Salem than in Pickerington. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Pickerington
 Pickerington, OHSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,991  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.98  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor548  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.47.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Pickerington    4 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Pickerington gets about the same weather as Columbus Ohio but most of the severe weather in the summer goes north of Columbus so Pickerington gets mostly rain.  More

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Over 14 years ago

Being a suburb of one of America's biggest cities has its perks. We reap all the cultural benefits without all the urban disadvantages. Pickerngton is a smallish,  More

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Over 18 years ago

Pickerington offers excellent educational opportunities families. Although the school district is growing tremendously, it still has a small town  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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