2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, MA vs La Plata, MD

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Highlights
- La Plata spends 12.8% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.7% higher in La Plata than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- La Plata had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MALa Plata, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,634$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,822$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9604573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock11.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 La Plata    7 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Nice little town, but very expensive to live here, especially if one is retired on a fixed  More

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We have lived here for several years now. The schools are good and the teachers have been excellent. There are also several good private schools available. The people  More

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Terrible traffic, runaway growth, fast sliding into a  More

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