2025 Compare Cities Education:
Sudbury, MA vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 14.2% less per student than Sudbury.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 0.4% higher in Salem than in Sudbury. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 6.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Sudbury
 Sudbury, MASalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$19,196  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.99  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor331  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.0.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.82.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree7.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Sudbury    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

The quintesential New England town. Having moved to New England from the mid-atlantic, the quainteness of towns like Sudbury and the level of control over development  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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