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

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Highlights
- Burnsville spends 11.5% less per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.5% lower in Burnsville than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Burnsville had 16.3% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, NCBurnsville, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,763$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,771$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock3274573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.3%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock88.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock11.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.1%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 Burnsville    2 Reviews

Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 14 years now and I believe it has saved my life. I love riding my motorcycle through the Burnsville area and surrounding Counties. It's only a  More

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Beautiful mountains. God's country for sure. Burnsville is still cheap for land and has the most potential of being a cute desirable city like Asheville. Only 40 minutes  More

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