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Gardendale, AL vs Marianna, FL

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- Marianna spends 39.8% more per student than Gardendale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 23.2% lower in Marianna than in Gardendale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marianna had 7.4% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Gardendale
 Gardendale, ALMarianna, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$18,440$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$11,144  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,586$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio19.32  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6034573
 Students per Counselor417  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.5.0%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.2%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.31.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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Reviews for Marianna    2 Reviews

This five star rating is well deserved. Sending a big shout out of thanks to all the wonderful residence of Marianna FL. Working and serving in this area helping  More

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Over 18 years ago

... you like heat, humidity, swamps, mosquitos and fleas, and an uneducated population. The schools are awful, awful, awful and there is nothing here. No real "town" -  More

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