2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, OR vs Cleveland, TN

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Highlights
- Cleveland spends 43.4% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.2% lower in Cleveland than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Cleveland had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORCleveland, TNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,664$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,818$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4464573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.1%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 Cleveland    12 Reviews

All of these reviews are so dated. On my search for a place to retire in eastern Tennessee, I spent time in Cleveland in May 2023. I stayed at an AirBnB. Well, it will  More

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I just moved from Cleveland the last week of December 2023 and lived in Bradley County about 4 miles out of city limits for 21+ years and 2 years in the city limits.   More

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Over 7 years ago

Lived in Cleveland for the last 15 years. Dont believe any glowing reviews you read. The job situation here is terrible. on any given major street you can find an  More

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