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Marion, IL vs Hot Springs, AR

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Highlights
- Hot Springs spends 6.2% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 15.8% lower in Hot Springs than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Hot Springs had 8.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, ILHot Springs, ARUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,904$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,976  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,697$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5354573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock86.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock8.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock5.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%1.5%
Reviews for Marion    2 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I moved from Marion, IL a short time ago and would like to explain what happened to me there. My house was shot by a BB gun several times and ruined some of the siding.  More

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Over 18 years ago

marion is a great place for young people to get going in thier lives. marion is also a great place to retire at. marion needs more young people spots and i think marion  More

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Reviews for Hot Springs    25 Reviews

I haven’t ever fully lived in this place but I can say it has a very calm feel. Very nice.  More

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I have lived here for several years. It has a lot of touristy things to do.But as far as living here there is not enough weekly activities to do or places to go. They  More

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Hot Springs, which obviously gets it's name from the springs discovered by DeSoto and the Indians is a beautiful piece of history. In it's heyday it was frequented by  More

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