2026 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, IN vs Post Falls, ID

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Highlights
- Post Falls spends 27.1% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.1% higher in Post Falls than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Post Falls had 10.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, INPost Falls, IDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,804$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,497  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,065$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.71  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10634573
 Students per Counselor504  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.11.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.12.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%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 Post Falls    6 Reviews

In moving here I knew about the snow. Not a matter of if but how much. What I didn't know was how windy it gets and how often. I also didn't know about the dust. It's  More

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Over 7 years ago

Moved here from Seattle in 2018. Even though the population is under 40,000 it doesn't feel like small town Mayberry. The biggest mistake I see happening is the building  More

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Post Falls had great potential; too bad the city planning committee blew it! It's such a disorganized bunch of housing communities built just what looks like where ever  More

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