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Salem, MA vs Clearwater, FL

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Highlights
- Clearwater spends 42.5% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.0% higher in Clearwater than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Clearwater had 3.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MAClearwater, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,625$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,090$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock8214573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 13 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 19 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 Clearwater    23 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Lived here all my life and it is still an amazing place to call home. Rural is long gone, but there are plentiful places to get away from the glitz and glamour that  More

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Just moved here 2 months ago. My utility bill was $160. Water usage was only $31 but the charge for sewer based on the water usage was $42. I was also charged $17.85  More

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I've resided in Clearwater for 30 odd years (no pun intended). It does have it's good and bad. We are an attractive city wrapped around an amazing piece of waterfront.  More

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