2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, MA vs Lowell, MA

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Highlights
- Lowell spends 16.5% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% lower in Lowell than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lowell had 11.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MALowell, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$23,560$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,141$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3544573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock10.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Lowell    4 Reviews

Lowell... what a city! Remember to read the plaques on each sewer reminding our residents not to wash your daily garbage down the gutters. Remember, here in Lowell,  More

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Over 17 years ago

We are in a quiet neighbor hood with modtly elderly people on our street, I have always lived in this city and I wouldn't change for any place in the U.S.A I love the  More

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Over 18 years ago

Many parts of Middlesex county have become incredibly congested and overcrowded in recent years due to immigration. Some white flight taking place in Lowell, though  More

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