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Salem, OR vs Killeen, TX

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Highlights
- Killeen spends 15.9% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.4% lower in Killeen than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Killeen had 3.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORKilleen, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,352$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,758$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock4654573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock12.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.5%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 6 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 Killeen    20 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Having a low cost of living does not mean MOVE HERE! It should be a warning sign for what is wrong with this place. Bestplaces.net has Temple included with this  More

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Our family moved here from Ft Worth looking for a smaller city, slower pace, and friendlier people. Plus we wanted to be near to an active military base that serviced  More

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I've lived in Killeen since 1998 when I was assigned here in the Army and loved it so much me and my wife decided to retire here from the Army in 2001. My wife likes the  More

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