2025 Compare Cities Education:
Dixon, IL vs Marion, NC

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Highlights
- Marion spends 39.9% less per student than Dixon.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 10.3% lower in Marion than in Dixon. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 11.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Dixon
 Dixon, ILMarion, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,298$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$15,038  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio15.56  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor491  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.6%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.2%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
Reviews for Dixon    2 Reviews

Moved out of the Chicago Suburbs 16 years ago and won't go back. Housing is low cost, everything from gas prices to home prices lower than the suburbs and you can get  More

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Over 16 years ago

The economy here is not as good as everyone says it is. There are no jobs here, and the ones a person does find are low paying and/or temporary. The city government  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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