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Salem, OR vs Running Springs, CA

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Highlights
- Running Springs spends 14.1% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.3% higher in Running Springs than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Running Springs had 5.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORRunning Springs, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock131664573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock12.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%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 Running Springs    2 Reviews

Your happy place is where you make it to be. Running Springs is a charming small town community that is nestled up high in the beautiful mountains surrounded by scenic  More

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Don’t get me wrong, living in the mountains is lovely. However it’s the visitors that ruin it. They leave broken sleds, trash, diapers ect all over the mountain. They  More

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