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Salem, OR vs Guntersville, AL

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Highlights
- Guntersville spends 38.3% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.0% higher in Guntersville than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Guntersville had 3.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORGuntersville, ALUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,540$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,661$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4714573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Guntersville    3 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

Retired here a year ago, what a great place. We have lived in the country and in the city in 5 different states and another country and this is the best deal you will  More

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Over 17 years ago

My wife and I have lived in another country and five different states in the USA. We have now lived in this area for a year and love it more every day.We have retired  More

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Over 19 years ago

...the politics are still very much "good Ol'  More

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