2025 Compare Cities Education:
Lake City, SC vs Marion, SC

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Highlights
- Marion spends 10.9% less per student than Lake City.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.0% higher in Marion than in Lake City. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 1.7% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Lake City
 Lake City, SCMarion, SCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,350$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,228  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,994$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.33  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3084573
 Students per Counselor328  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.21.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.19.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.2%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.3%1.5%
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