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Salem, OR vs Peachtree City, GA

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Highlights
- Peachtree City spends 21.6% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 26.0% lower in Peachtree City than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Peachtree City had 10.9% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORPeachtree City, GAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,380$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,743$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5504573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock98.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%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 Peachtree City    10 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

The water is undrinkable. It smells and tastes like it has passed through a pile of decomposing grass. There has been no announcement from the city government as to  More

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...of what I consider very desirable and what I consider very undesirable. Moderate-to-high income level, educated folks with high expectations for their children,  More

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Over 16 years ago

This is a beautiful town to live in. My main objection is that when we moved here from South Florida, I had no idea that it got this cold and stayed this cold all  More

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