2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, IL vs Medford, OR

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Highlights
- Medford spends 10.8% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 20.0% higher in Medford than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Medford had 4.3% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, ILMedford, ORUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$14,509$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,976  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,808$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.73  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6454573
 Students per Counselor542  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock3.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.25.5%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.25.5%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.7%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 Medford    51 Reviews

Our family moved to Medford in early 2017 and we cannot wait to leave. Every summer since we arrived has been filled with oppressive and persistent smoke to the point  More

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My husband and I semi-retired here in 2014 after considering several around the same size in terms of population. We love the four seasons here as well as the gorgeous  More

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We have lived here for 12 years now and find it to be a great place to live. When I read a post that blames Trump for the homeless population and how, "things will be  More

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