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Virginia Beach, VA vs Salem, MA

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Highlights
- Salem spends 49.1% more per student than Virginia Beach.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.0% lower in Salem than in Virginia Beach. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 2.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Virginia Beach
 Virginia Beach, VASalem, MAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$20,221$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,028  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,919$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5304573
 Students per Counselor322  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.24.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.38.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock14.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.6%1.5%
Reviews for Virginia Beach    95 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

If you lived here prior to 2005, your experience in Virginia Beach is likely between good and wonderful. There are still pros to living here. Other reviews have  More

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Over 7 years ago

I lived in the Hampton Roads area for 11 years while I was in the Navy. It was a bit of a culture shock, since I grew up in a small rural town in Maine with 900 people.  More

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Over 8 years ago

I lived in the Kempsville area of VB growing up and loved it. There's no way to be bored when you have so many public and neighborhood parks, libraries, events,  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 13 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 19 years ago

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

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