2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, NC vs Laconia, NH

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Highlights
- Laconia spends 62.4% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 22.3% lower in Laconia than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Laconia had 20.2% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, NCLaconia, NHUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$21,592$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$11,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock2434573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.4%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock91.1%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock14.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock7.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.6%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 Laconia    2 Reviews

I lived in Laconia NH for 24 years, born and raised. I left in 2016 because even pre pandemic the area was becoming weak from the drug epidemic, and, starting to re  More

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Friendly neighbors, plenty of restaurants, lakes, skiing, biking, hiking, canoeing and a dog park! The hospital is around the corner and there’s always a beautiful  More

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