2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, MA vs Yonkers, NY

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Highlights
- Yonkers spends 55.1% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 5.8% higher in Yonkers than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yonkers had 10.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, MAYonkers, NYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$31,362$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$17,386  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,180$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.04  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9324573
 Students per Counselor355  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock8.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock82.8%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.  Unlock12.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.1%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.5%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 Yonkers    7 Reviews

Over 1 years ago

I lived in Yonkers my entire life, close enough to the city with less congestion. Some areas are difficult to access, and you must have a car to get around. There are a  More

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I've lived in this city for over 20 years in the Bryn Mawr section and I love it. We are the closest suburb to NYC. I can go and watch a broadway show and be back at  More

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My family and I have lived in northeast Yonkers for 18 years after leaving the grime and crime of Manhattan (my home). I bought a cute colonial on a quiet street 11  More

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