2026 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, NC vs Susanville, CA

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Highlights
- Susanville spends 5.9% less per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 42.4% higher in Susanville than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Susanville had 5.9% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, NCSusanville, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,520$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,895  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$7,111$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio13.96  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock04573
 Students per Counselor296  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.9%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.16.7%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock71.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.9%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock5.6%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.16.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock1.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.6%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%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 Susanville    11 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ive been here my whole life. I can't imagine living anywhere else but crime is definitely going up. Blame it on add another prison i feel 1 was plenty. But its still  More

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Over 7 years ago

Decent place, lived here for a while. Homeless are everywhere, drug addicts under the bridges, don't go to the river or the trail due to harassment from homeless.  More

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Over 8 years ago

Susanville has most of the raptors that you see in the US. I see deer in the city streets daily. I've seen beaver, coyote, wolf, bear, martins, racoon, fox, skunk,  More

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