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Walpole, NH vs Salem, OR

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Highlights
- Salem spends 18.0% less per student than Walpole.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 63.6% higher in Salem than in Walpole. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 3.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Walpole
 Walpole, NHSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$18,567  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.27  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor214  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.17.0%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.34.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
Reviews for Walpole    2 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

I have lived in Walpole for 6 years and absolutely love it. Everybody knows everybody and looks out for each other. there is nio crime to speak of. Great place to raise  More

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Over 17 years ago

I lived in Walpole as a child. It was an idyllic place to grow up - beautiful and safe, with plenty of room to run and explore. My mother still says Walpole was her  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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