2026 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, IL vs Lake City, FL

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Highlights
- Lake City spends 26.5% less per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% higher in Lake City than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Lake City had 1.5% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, ILLake City, FLUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$9,618$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,976  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,373$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock7634573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock92.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.7%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree1.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%1.5%
Reviews for Marion    2 Reviews

Over 11 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 19 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 Lake City    6 Reviews

I have been here 7 years and until Covid hit, I thought is was okay despite a large number of Confederate flags. Covid brought the worst in people. I have been  More

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Over 17 years ago

You can always build a place of worship or build Jewish community. The Muslims just build their place of worship here and many Christians have their churches. Why  More

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I have lived all over the country from Missouri, Pennsylvania, and have finally found my niche here in Lake City, Florida. I love it here, and with the church I  More

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