2025 Compare Cities Education:
Salem, SC vs Asheville, NC

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Highlights
- Asheville spends 20.8% less per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.1% higher in Asheville than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Asheville had 15.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, SCAsheville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,129$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,115  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,886$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.78  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3634573
 Students per Counselor386  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.13.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock93.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Salem    2 Reviews

Absolutely one of the most beautiful places to live m. Come check it  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the general Salem area for a year and a half. Being a "Yankee" I was treated with either indifference or outright hostility. Things I liked were little  More

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Reviews for Asheville    117 Reviews

Lived around this city my entire life, and have spent countless hours in every part of it- at one point, Asheville was the place to be, it had a high standard of living,  More

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Scotty · 

Asheville has changed dramatically over the pass twenty years . At one time downtown and the charming family friendly neighborhoods within, reminded me of The Waltons  More

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This city is very deceiving. Small but if you look close you see big liberal city problems in this town. Mainly because it is overwhelming liberal. Far left liberals.  More

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