2025 Compare Cities Education:
Burnsville, NC vs Marion, NC

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Highlights
- Marion spends 13.0% more per student than Burnsville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.0% higher in Marion than in Burnsville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 14.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Burnsville
 Burnsville, NCMarion, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,298$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,171  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.05  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor327  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.20.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Burnsville    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 14 years now and I believe it has saved my life. I love riding my motorcycle through the Burnsville area and surrounding Counties. It's only a  More

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Beautiful mountains. God's country for sure. Burnsville is still cheap for land and has the most potential of being a cute desirable city like Asheville. Only 40 minutes  More

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Reviews for Marion    1 Reviews

Before the economy went bad, I was trying to live in Marion. I called on a place to rent. The owner did not want children living in her unit. I didnt know that  More

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