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Red Bluff, CA vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 15.8% more per student than Red Bluff.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 11.9% lower in Salem than in Red Bluff. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Red Bluff
 Red Bluff, CASalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,233  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio20.94  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor446  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.33.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Red Bluff    8 Reviews

I grew up in this town and when I moved away - out of CA, living all across the US - I could not believe how much kinder people were in every other state and city that I  More

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Over 10 years ago

I grew up in this beautiful little town. It is located on the Sacramento River with the river coming right through the town. I don't live there anymore but have family  More

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Red Bluff,,, I was forced to move there when I married my husband. I begged to move to a real Californian town, such as San Diego. But No... Red Neck had to move home  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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