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Salem, OR vs Hines, OR

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Highlights
- Hines spends 49.5% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.2% higher in Hines than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hines had 7.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORHines, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,617$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,086$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock28414573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock95.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock3.1%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 Hines    2 Reviews

Hines is pretty nigh inseparable from Burns...its basically the same miserable little town and overall garbage places to live. There is absolutely nowhere to rent with  More

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Over 17 years ago

Located in very rural and remote area of Oregon. Harney County is cattle country with an area of 10,000 sq. mi. and a population of about 7,000. It has some of the  More

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