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Marion, IN vs Dallas, TX

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Highlights
- Dallas spends 7.1% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.3% lower in Dallas than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Dallas had 4.8% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, INDallas, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,172$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,920$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock9714573
 Students per Counselor1540  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock11.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock79.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.3%1.5%
Reviews for Marion    3 Reviews

Over 16 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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Over 17 years ago

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

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Over 18 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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Reviews for Dallas    228 Reviews

I seldom review anything but I was inspired by reading the other Dallas reviews to add my two cents. I’ve been here since 2015 and we hope to leave when we can get jobs  More

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I have lived in Dallas, as well as areas around the Dallas Metroplex, for over 20 years. With that said, what I have seen in that time, has not been overly pleasing; and  More

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There is only one thing I found to be relatively good in this city: upscale restaurants. The food is tasty but only in upscale restaurants, I am vegan, and still found  More

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