2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, MA vs Rockville, MD

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Highlights
- Rockville spends 2.4% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 13.2% higher in Rockville than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rockville had 0.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MARockville, MDUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$19,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,703$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4904573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.8%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock22.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.2%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 Rockville    16 Reviews

Having practically grown up here, it is fair to think I am biased. Before making assumptions about my opinion, though, I've lived in multiple cities in these states -  More

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Over 10 years ago

No comment at this  More

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Like the title says, the Rockville, MD area is filled with opportunities. But if you don't have a pretty high standing job then I hope you have a rich uncle. I may be  More

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