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Salem, MA vs Attleboro, MA

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Highlights
- Attleboro spends 0.4% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Attleboro than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Attleboro had 2.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MAAttleboro, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,311$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,937$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5294573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
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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Reviews for Attleboro    5 Reviews

I was born and raised in Attleboro, as was my father. Lived there from 1950-1968 and again from 1970-1973. The town was not bad when I was growing up, other than the  More

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I'll try this again because my reviews seem to have difficulty posting to this Sperlingbest website. Attleboro is basically a suburb of Providence, RI and thru the  More

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Attleboro, MA is fast becoming one of the best places in Massachusetts to live. Once a thriving jewelry city, over the past 30 years Attleboro experienced a decline in  More

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