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Roxbury, CT vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 22.9% less per student than Roxbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.4% higher in Salem than in Roxbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 5.2% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Roxbury
 Roxbury, CTSalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$22,442  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.53  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor282  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.61.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree9.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Roxbury    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Although the cost of living in Roxbury is daunting, there are more middle class people here than the numbers might suggest. The presence of a fair number of celebrities  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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