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2025 Compare Cities Education:
Kansas City, KS vs Marion, IN

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- Marion spends 32.2% less per student than Kansas City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.6% higher in Marion than in Kansas City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 4.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Kansas City
 Kansas City, KSMarion, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,304$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,597  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,610$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.86  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5994573
 Students per Counselor383  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.9%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.1%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
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Reviews for Kansas City    15 Reviews
Guy · Kansas City, KS
Kansas City - Wyandotte Co.
Over 9 years ago

Avoid living in Kansas City, KS (Wyandotte Co.) by all means! We made the mistake of moving to this dump. High crime, high unemployment, murders daily, dilapidated  More

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tifany · Ogden, UT
questions
Over 10 years ago

hello  More

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maria · Kansas City, MO
weather
Over 10 years ago

nice weather if you like changing  More

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Reviews for Marion    3 Reviews
Matthew · Marion, IN
mixed feelings
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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Dick · Kokomo, IN
Kokomo wate
Over 16 years ago

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

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Chuck · Grand Rapids, MI
Beware of the water
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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