2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, NC vs Bakersville, NC

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Highlights
- Bakersville spends 11.7% less per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 4.7% lower in Bakersville than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Bakersville had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, NCBakersville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,736$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,671$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3994573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.5%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock3.3%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.6%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.0%1.5%
Reviews for Marion    1 Reviews

Before the economy went bad, I was trying to live in Marion. I called on a place to rent. The owner did not want children living in her unit. I didnt know that  More

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Reviews for Bakersville    1 Reviews

Over 17 years ago

We lived in the outskirts of Bakersville, NC for six years and found that the people were very nice. However, they did not like outsiders and although everyone invites  More

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