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Salem, OR vs Rohnert Park, CA

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- Rohnert Park spends 1.3% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 12.9% higher in Rohnert Park than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Rohnert Park had 4.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORRohnert Park, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$16,850$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,508$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock142404573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Rohnert Park    7 Reviews

We moved here from Marin County, and have found Rohnert Park to be far superior for many reasons. There is much less traffic, far better local restaurants (from gourmet  More

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If Rohnert Park was a person, it would be your little brother who got into drugs early in life, but made a solid comeback and now lives a solidly lower middle class life  More

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I'm a native Californian and have lived here most of my life - save for about a year total in Eugene, Oregon, two separate times. I've lived in Southern, Central, and  More

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