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Traverse City, MI vs Salem, MA

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- Salem spends 61.1% more per student than Traverse City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 32.1% lower in Salem than in Traverse City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 4.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Traverse City
 Traverse City, MISalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,405  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor566  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.48.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Traverse City    28 Reviews

Beautiful, clean, surrounded by some of the most beautiful and unpolluted nature in the nation, interesting residents from all over the world, an open-minded liberal  More

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Teri · 

Sorry I moved here homes overpriced, local people are rude. Too many rambo type personalities, pickup trucks and illiteracy Fun for about a week. Restaurants are  More

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Left in '78. Should have left sooner. If you are a snob and think you're better than any one else then maybe you can get a job teaching here. Hated it as a kid and come  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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