2025 Compare Cities Education:
Gainesville, MO vs Marion, KY

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Highlights
- Marion spends 15.1% less per student than Gainesville.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 33.9% higher in Marion than in Gainesville. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 7.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Gainesville
 Gainesville, MOMarion, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,647$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,029  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,478$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio11.15  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7094573
 Students per Counselor278  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.8.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.12.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.2.7%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.0%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Gainesville    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

A pretty and clean, quiet and friendly small town where it is easy to allow the days to drift by as a pleasant dream. Sorta like  More

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Reviews for Marion    1 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Grew up here and is not somewhere you want to end up unless you really enjoy micro-sized cities. There are 2  More

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