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Salem, OR vs Yreka, CA

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- Yreka spends 13.0% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% lower in Yreka than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Yreka had 1.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, ORYreka, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,860$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,350  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,059$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock190764573
 Students per Counselor353  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock13.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.30.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.8%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%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 Yreka    4 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

Visited this place. Whinney and Joan at the Chamber of Commerce were awesome. Everyone in town waved, stopped to let us cross the road, and were friendly. Looking into  More

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Over 16 years ago

corupt city government, "good ole boy" system, insanely high utilites, groceries, and gas. rude, judgemental people, no jobs, lame everything else, welcome to  More

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Over 17 years ago

Wanna' live here? Hope you're ultra-conservative and prefer no growth whatsoever except for the size of your wallet. Enjoy lively communities? Stay away from Yreka.  More

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