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Salem, SD vs Hutchinson, MN

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Highlights
- Hutchinson spends 13.0% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 28.6% higher in Hutchinson than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hutchinson had 9.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem
 Salem, SDHutchinson, MNUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,254$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,457  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,433$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7344573
 Students per Counselor675  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock0.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock17.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
Reviews for Salem    2 Reviews

We're looking forward to the slower pace, family oriented appeal of Salem SD!  More

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Salem is a safe, affordable, quiet place with a caring, friendly, intelligent population. Salem is close enough to Sioux Falls to not feel isolated from civilization,  More

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Reviews for Hutchinson    2 Reviews

This is a small town with lots of technical employment opportunities. Two major companies here are Hutchinson Technology and 3-M. It's a small town with low crime  More

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Over 19 years ago

Lots of maufacturing jobs in relation to the size of the town. The price of real estate is high in relation to the rest tof the  More

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