2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, MA vs Lafayette, IN

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Highlights
- Lafayette spends 34.6% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Lafayette than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lafayette had 2.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MALafayette, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,232$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,102$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6234573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.6%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 Lafayette    16 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

I have lived here for 12 years and in a smaller town 20 miles away for over 35 years and like the people. But crime is on the rise, more arrests lately related to people  More

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Over 13 years ago

Lafayette still has a small town atmosphere. It is a wonderful place to raise children. There is a strong sense of community. Unfotunately in recent years Lafayette has  More

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I can say I have lived in Lafayette Indiana for 25 years. I'll say that home is home...but I would honestly say in less your a college student at Purdue, I would never  More

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