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Salem, MA vs Fall River, MA

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Highlights
- Fall River spends 0.4% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.6% higher in Fall River than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fall River had 18.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MAFall River, 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.  Unlock13.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.1%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 Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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