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West Valley City, UT vs Salem, OR

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- Salem spends 56.2% more per student than West Valley City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 14.6% lower in Salem than in West Valley City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Salem had 5.8% more residents who had graduated High School compared to West Valley City
 West Valley City, UTSalem, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,073$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$8,558  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,552$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio21.58  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor543  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.24.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.15.3%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.4%1.5%
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Reviews for West Valley City    2 Reviews
Brandon · Salt Lake City, UT
Further West is Good
Over 10 years ago

West Valley City has 3 pretty distinct areas/neighborhoods. They're separated by zip code. East of the 3200 W can be pretty rough. I would not live there. Between the  More

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Tonga · Salt Lake City, UT
Love it
Over 11 years ago

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Jennifer · Salem, OR
Depends on your idea of perfect
Over 2 years ago

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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Nelleke · Salem, OR
Beautiful, ideally located, but costly & insular
Over 5 years ago

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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Patricia · Turner, OR
The best place to live
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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