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Salem, OR vs Benicia, CA

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Highlights
- Benicia spends 18.2% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 24.7% higher in Benicia than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Benicia had 8.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem

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 Salem, ORBenicia, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,073$13,968$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350$11,346$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,552$6,685$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.442316.23
 Students per Librarian64562534573
 Students per Counselor353867530
 Grade School Educ.5.4%1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%2.9%6.3%
 High School Educ.88.4%96.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%21.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.4%11.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%45.2%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.4%9.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%2.9%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.4%2.2%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 Benicia    5 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Formerly an out of the way set of signs on the freeways noticed on the way out of town, with a reputation for refineries, Benicia has transformed over the years into a  More

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i've lived lots of places and benicia is by far the worst. th kist here (12-20) are jerks, they jump infront of cars, run around the stores like crazy people and are  More

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I'm a Californian who doesn't like cars, traffic or driving. That's why I moved to Benicia, so I could walk to work if I wanted. After work, I really don't need a car  More

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ZIPS IN SALEM, OREGON
97301 97302 97304 97306
ZIPS IN BENICIA, CALIFORNIA
94510

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