2025 Compare Cities Education:
Reedsport, OR vs Salem, OR

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- Salem spends 24.6% more per student than Reedsport.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.2% higher in Salem than in Reedsport. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 1.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Reedsport
 Reedsport, ORSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,909  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.87  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor382  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.30.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Reedsport    2 Reviews

We have lived in Reedsport for a year and are looking to move out. This place could certainly be nice for some, but if you don’t fit into the local politics (extremely  More

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I grew up in this town, and it is wonderful. There are so many beautiful parks and nature things to do, like walks, photography, playing in the creeks, dunes and ocean.  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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