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Salem, OR vs Bend, OR

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Highlights
- Bend spends 6.8% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.0% higher in Bend than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bend had 8.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem

Education
 Salem, ORBend, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,073$15,919$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350$10,841$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,552$6,451$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.4418.816.23
 Students per Librarian6456024573
 Students per Counselor353268530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%1.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%2.6%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%95.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%23.3%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%9.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%46.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%12.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%3.8%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.1%1.5%

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 4 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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Reviews for Bend    100 Reviews

I have visited Bend for many years and moved here last year with my family. Every person that complains about Bend does not understand how economics works. The main  More

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Over 3 years ago

When I moved to Bend it was a charming small city of about 50,000 people. The population has now more than doubled and the once clean, quiet community is a noisy, dirty,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I've lived in Bend for 10 years now. I'm originally from a poorer town in CA with the same population as Bend. Here are my pros and cons of living in Bend. Pros: -  More

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ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306
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97701 97702

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