2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, NC vs Corbin, KY

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Highlights
- Corbin spends 10.2% less per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 8.2% higher in Corbin than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Corbin had 19.0% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, NCCorbin, KYUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,939$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,138$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5254573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.1%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock90.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock9.9%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.7%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 Corbin    8 Reviews

Over 7 years ago

Good ole boys in a good ole  More

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Over 16 years ago

The local independent/city school Corbin Independent School Systems, is a very good system, particularly for the area. There are two nearby colleges in the surrounding  More

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Over 18 years ago

Corbin is a nice enough town to raise your kids or grandkids in, since its quiet and relatively safe of bad crimes compared to much of the rest of the USA, but if you  More

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