2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, OH vs Topeka, KS

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Highlights
- Topeka spends 1.7% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 21.9% lower in Topeka than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Topeka had 5.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, OHTopeka, KSUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,626$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,975  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,274$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.38  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4414573
 Students per Counselor428  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.2%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 Topeka    28 Reviews

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I live in Topeka this town is awful A lot of crime has been happening here. I don't suggest moving here. This town is also dying out it's mostly old people, meth  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in Topeka most of my life until moving to Katy, Texas...which is a premiere suburb of Houston. Topeka is genuinely missed as it is a superb community to raise a  More

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