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Salisbury, MD vs Baton Rouge, LA

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Highlights
- Baton Rouge spends 13.8% less per student than Salisbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 41.4% higher in Baton Rouge than in Salisbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Baton Rouge had 2.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salisbury
 Salisbury, MDBaton Rouge, LAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,703$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,378  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,974$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.45  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7174573
 Students per Counselor196  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock87.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.5%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.5%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 5 years ago

I left Salisbury 5 years ago, but a year ago I had some business nearby, so I decides to visit Salisbury, MD for nostalgia’s sake, it was a big mistake. I’ll admit there  More

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Over 6 years ago

I lived in Salisbury for 10 years before leaving and It’s funny that people keep telling me that Salisbury has very little crime, and that it having high crime is made  More

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I am tired of hearing about salisbury having a "high violent crime rate" in these national reviews. It is inaccurate and damaging to property and business owners here.  More

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Reviews for Baton Rouge    64 Reviews

terrible place to  More

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R · 
Over 6 years ago

I live hear so i can't say i hate it but i don't like  More

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Don't get me wrong, this is a great school filled with many great teachers. I absolutely love all of the classes I am currently in and have been in. We are taught with  More

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