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San Dimas, CA vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 16.0% more per student than San Dimas.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 44.9% lower in Salem than in San Dimas. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 1.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to San Dimas
 San Dimas, CASalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,374  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor380  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.37.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for San Dimas    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

The Jefferson's have Guts & we love our city even from a distance it's still close to our hearts! Peace, Love, & Light!  More

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Over 11 years ago

You probably are aware of how bad the drought is in Southern CA. Last year we only received 3 inches of rain. This is more like Texas than Southern CA. It looks like  More

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Over 12 years ago

Lori I'm assuming you could not afford the VIA VERDE neighborhood of San Dimas. I just moved into VIA VERDE and it is so peaceful! I love it! I have a beautiful green  More

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Reviews for Salem    4 Reviews

I've been in Salem, Massachusetts for a year now because it brought me up here for my husband's job. Salem may be a great place to visit during Halloween but other  More

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Over 12 years ago

My husband and I move to Salem, MA from Long Island NY five years ago and we love it! We kept on visiting for Halloween and we just decided to move here for the hell of  More

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Over 18 years ago

We are family friendly, albeit strange. We celebrate Halloween for a month. Check out the Haunted Happenings  More

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