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Marion, NC vs Raton, NM

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Highlights
- Raton spends 13.8% more per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 16.0% lower in Raton than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Raton had 17.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, NCRaton, NMUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$15,135$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,608$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock14834573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock89.0%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock4.9%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 Raton    4 Reviews

Despite the unfortunate experience of one family that wrote three different reviews, Raton if the smart choice for both affordability and the relaxed lifestyle of a  More

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Wow when I moved here I thought what a beautiful place to live, until I heard the second and third graders swearing at each other at the bus stop and broke up three  More

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Well Raton does. The teacher's do not have a dress code. Yet the students are not allowed to wear headband's in the middle school or hoodies. I guess some students were  More

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