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Salem, OR vs Espanola, NM

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Highlights
- Espanola spends 7.9% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.1% lower in Espanola than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Espanola had 8.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, OREspanola, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,730$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,872$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock16054573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock81.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%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 Espanola    2 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The cost of living is much too high for what you get here. The gas prices are at least 20 cents per gallon higher than anywhere else around. The electric bills are  More

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Over 19 years ago

high real estate  More

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