2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, MA vs Danville, CA

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Highlights
- Danville spends 24.9% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 84.5% higher in Danville than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Danville had 6.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MADanville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,192$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,565$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock75184573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock17.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.8%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 Danville    10 Reviews

Over 14 years ago

Danville is a freindly family oriented community with a close proximity to many cultural  More

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Over 14 years ago

A great place for outdoor-active people. Essentially no rain from March through November, and temperatures above 90F for only about 3-4 wks total. Winter cold can vary  More

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Over 16 years ago

I don't know whether you made up the voter registration data for Danville and other Contra Costa Cities or took the countywide data and inferred that for each individual  More

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