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Salem, VA vs Virginia Beach, VA

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Highlights
- Virginia Beach spends 3.1% more per student than Salem.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.5% higher in Virginia Beach than in Salem. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Virginia Beach had 1.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salem

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 Salem, VAVirginia Beach, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$13,163$13,565$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,203$12,028$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,246$7,014$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.9715.4416.23
 Students per Librarian7606124573
 Students per Counselor317322530
 Grade School Educ.2.3%1.7%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.5%3.8%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.2%94.5%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.2%24.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.13.2%11.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.32.2%38.6%33.7%
 Masters Grad.9.8%10.7%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.7%2.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.6%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

Over 8 years ago

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Over 9 years ago

When we moved from Glen Allen VA to Salem I had read on here that cost of living including housing was cheaper. Housing is less unless you want a house bigger than 1300  More

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Over 13 years ago

Salem is a lovely town surrounded by the beauty of the Blue Ridge mountains. Spring, Summer and Fall is exceptionally beautiful with moderate climate and lots of  More

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Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 5 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  More

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23464, 23462, 23452, 23454, 23456, 23455, 23451, 23453, 23457, 23460, 12 total

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