2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, OH vs San Diego, CA

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Highlights
- San Diego spends 22.1% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 38.3% higher in San Diego than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- San Diego had 3.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, OHSan Diego, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,358$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,975  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,084$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock187444573
 Students per Counselor428  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.4%1.5%
Reviews for Salem    2 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

Salem is a beautiful town with great people. Even though it is a small town it has a good hospital, good restaurants and enough stores to find almost anything you  More

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Salem is experiencing a renaissance of late. A large group of citizens formed a committee called the Salem Downtown Technical Advisory Committee and this committee has  More

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Reviews for San Diego    319 Reviews

I have lived in San Diego for more than half my life (I am 30) and love it. It has something for everyone and more from arts, to sporting events, and all cuisine is  More

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The only real knock again San Diego is the cost of living, but it is paradise compared to most cities of similar size. Those who complain about the traffic here or say  More

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I have lived in San Diego since 1968 and I am now almost 62 years old. I love San Diego, I really do. But it has become so crowded and so expensive over the years. It  More

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