2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, OR vs Chapel Hill, NC

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Highlights
- Chapel Hill spends 8.9% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 29.0% lower in Chapel Hill than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Chapel Hill had 9.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORChapel Hill, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,548$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,885$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5434573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock13.7%1.5%
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 5 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 Chapel Hill    16 Reviews

Between my wife and I, we've lived in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, and Chapel Hill, and it's Chapel Hill we prefer. Franklin Street is always lively with an eclectic mix of  More

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I am not sure if Bert has actually been to the Triangle, but for starters, Durham, as Chapel Hill residents know and envy, is and has been for 5 yrs now a vibrant  More

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someone told me they live in the hills/mountains right near chapel hill, and the summers are much cooler there, while the town itself is easily accessible. is this  More

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