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Salem, OR vs Southgate, MI

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Highlights
- Southgate spends 19.3% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 3.8% lower in Southgate than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Southgate had 3.6% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORSouthgate, MIUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,771$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,893$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14714573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock10.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Southgate    3 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Every city has it's positives and negatives. Southgate's positives to name a few include relatively inexpensive housing, a decent public transportation system, no lack  More

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Over 16 years ago

Southgate is a quiet city. The roads could use a little fixing however if transportation were an issue between the buses and taxis you can pretty much get anywhere you  More

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Over 16 years ago

19 students per teacher?? In my dreams. I teach for Southgate schools, and the average class size is around 32, so you folks should either go back to math class, or  More

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