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Port Huron, MI vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 37.6% more per student than Port Huron.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 1.7% higher in Salem than in Port Huron. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Port Huron

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 Port Huron, MISalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$12,411$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,492$12,350$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,378$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.1318.4416.23
 Students per Librarian13396454573
 Students per Counselor634353530
 Grade School Educ.1.4%5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.8%6.2%6.3%
 High School Educ.89.8%88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.3%25.8%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.11.5%9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.0%30.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.4.6%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.8%1.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree0.6%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Port Huron    17 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

While both pros and cons do exist, most of the negative sentiment about Port Huron does not square with reality. The Port Huron area is truly unique in an exceptional  More

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I lived there in the 60's and 70's as a kid. Moved away to find better employment opportunities and never moved back, although I returned with my family frequently to  More

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Over 11 years ago

I was born and raised in P.H. since the 70's...and still visit every year. Would I want to live there? No way.Very poor economy. It has ALWAYS been a place in which the  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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48060
ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306

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