2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, IN vs Madison, IN

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Highlights
- Madison spends 9.3% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.6% higher in Madison than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Madison had 7.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, INMadison, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,210$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,497  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5904573
 Students per Counselor504  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Salem    1 Reviews

Salem is a rural community which has grown tremendously in the past thirty years, although still very much a small town. Most people may not actually KNOW you, but will  More

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Reviews for Madison    5 Reviews

We have one of the best schools in Indiana (Shaw) and a great downtown area, with something going on all the time. Come join the  More

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We visited downtown Madison over the weekend and had a great, great time! One of the court house which had burned down was sad, but ran into a few great stores. One  More

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Over 17 years ago

Nothing much to do. Low crime  More

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