2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burke, VA vs Marion, IN

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Highlights
- Marion spends 30.0% less per student than Burke.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 18.5% higher in Marion than in Burke. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 12.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burke
 Burke, VAMarion, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,304$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,085  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,610$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.52  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5994573
 Students per Counselor273  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.2.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.14.3%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.64.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.7%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Burke    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Burke, VA is a very family friendly area with top ranked schools in the local  More

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Burke is located in Fairfax County Virginia outside of Washington, D.C. Fairfax has one of the top school systems in the country. The quality of life in Fairfax is high  More

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Burke is a great place to live in the DC suburbs. It has a small town feel and boasts top Fairfax County Schools, beautiful parks, libraries, and many commute options  More

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Reviews for Marion    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Let me start off with a positive tone. Marion is blessed by its surrounding small towns. if you like to just drive and the beautifully manicured farms of corn and soy,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kokomo, in water rendered undrinkable: I miss my home town water....Marion,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I found that the water would give me a bad case of diarhea. nothing more unpleasent than that. I lived there four two years and after a awhile I figured maybe it was the  More

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