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Sierra Vista Southeast, AZ vs Salem, OR

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- Salem spends 58.3% more per student than Sierra Vista Southeast.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.4% lower in Salem than in Sierra Vista Southeast. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 5.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sierra Vista Southeast
 Sierra Vista Southeast, AZSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,247  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio18.89  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor485  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.26.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.4%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Sierra Vista Southeast    3 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

The climate of Sierra Vista, AZ is just about perfect. The summers get pretty hot, not too awful, and the winters are mostly 60s and  More

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Over 18 years ago

We moved to SV in part because we believed that the climate would be ideal, not too cold in the winter and not too hot in the summer. However, after spending five  More

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Over 19 years ago

wonderful climate, no great extremes and beautiful mountains for  More

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Reviews for Salem    37 Reviews

After reading the reviews here, I had to come write my own. The problem I had with most of the reviews is that most were very opinion-based and seemed to assume everyone  More

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Moved here approx. 4 years ago from SW Michigan, but I've lived in 9 other cities & 5 other states. Salem is a very manageable sized city, with tons of parks, diverse  More

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Over 5 years ago

I'm a native 5th generation Oregonian, so bear in mind that I was born with webs between my toes! Anyway, I used to think it rained too much when I was young. Then I  More

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