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Salem, OR vs Fillmore, CA

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Highlights
- Fillmore spends 16.5% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 30.3% higher in Fillmore than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Fillmore had 8.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORFillmore, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,617$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock291284573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock80.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock2.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.4%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 Fillmore    4 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Small, quiet, but only 20 minutes in any direction to large cities. Houses are beautiful, especially those near the river bed! I’ve never seen it over flow, even in the  More

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Over 14 years ago

Fillmore is a great little town. Big enough to do all your shopping here from groceries to building supplies. Bigger needed items can be found 25 min from Fillmore in  More

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Over 16 years ago

I moved to Fillmore with my family when I was 13 and after college I moved back there for a couple of years with my husband. So, here's the good, the bad, and the ugly  More

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