2024 Compare Cities Education:
Salisbury, MD vs Melbourne, FL

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Highlights
- Melbourne spends 37.2% less per student than Salisbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.3% higher in Melbourne than in Salisbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Melbourne had 8.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Salisbury
 Salisbury, MDMelbourne, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student$17,051$10,715$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,378$9,148$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$9,429$5,574$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio12.4516.3516.23
 Students per Librarian6678384573
 Students per Counselor196397530
 Grade School Educ.4.6%2.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.0%5.4%6.3%
 High School Educ.85.5%92.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.18.6%22.1%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.9.8%11.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.29.0%31.0%33.7%
 Masters Grad.8.7%8.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%1.5%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree1.5%1.0%1.5%
Reviews for Salisbury    11 Reviews

Elijah · 
Over 4 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 5 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 Melbourne    29 Reviews

Was looking for change from Orlando area- crime and hecticness- and went to an opposite extreme Let me start by saying that I am moving soon. I am moving back to the  More

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Over 3 years ago

Moved here from Ohio 3 months ago, trying not to be disappointed, there isn't much to do, its really small and shopping is bad. I wanted out of Cleveland but didn't  More

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I have lived in many areas of this town. It is growing and has a nice selection of older and very new areas. The access to beaches and parks is quick and well kept.   More

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