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Marion, IN vs Petersburg, VA

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Highlights
- Petersburg spends 3.8% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 9.4% lower in Petersburg than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Petersburg had 1.5% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, INPetersburg, VAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,767$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,379  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,100$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio16.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock6964573
 Students per Counselor1540  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock6.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.10.8%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock84.9%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock7.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.6%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.5%1.5%
Reviews for Marion    3 Reviews

Over 15 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 16 years ago

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

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Over 17 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 Petersburg    3 Reviews

Petersburg's crime statistics do not accurately reflect the true picture of our city. Unfortunately, cime is crime, but the lack of the most serious random acts of crime  More

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Though there are people who rent in petersburg who work in nearby richmond, the rental market is not yet prohibitive in richmond. The real value is for those who want  More

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Over 19 years ago

Climate is hot and humid in summer but spring and fall are generally quite nice. Winters are not bad either, it snows occasionally but there is still a lot of sunshine  More

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