2025 Compare Cities Education:
Marion, OH vs Scottsdale, AZ

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Highlights
- Scottsdale spends 12.8% less per student than Marion.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.1% lower in Scottsdale than in Marion. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Scottsdale had 10.1% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Marion
 Marion, OHScottsdale, AZUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$10,564$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,626  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$4,810$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio25.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock23484573
 Students per Counselor496  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock1.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.9.2%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock97.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.23.4%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.9%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.11.0%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock16.3%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.4%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock2.9%1.5%
Reviews for Marion    2 Reviews

Over 9 years ago

I grew up in Marion Ohio. The pros are the cost of living is low, we have decent and safe schools in my opinion. For the most part it is a safe and quiet town. Cons are  More

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I was born and raised in Marion, Ohio. I've seen every single inch of this town. It looks nice when your passing by on st rt 23. But looks are deceiving it is full of  More

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Reviews for Scottsdale    84 Reviews

It's been a long time since I visited Scottsdale after visiting a few times a decade ago. It used to be more of an area that deserved it's punchlines for being stuck up  More

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Over 1 years ago

My son went to ASU in '99 which is how we ended up here from Northern Illinois. Over the years we came out for vacations and bought a second home until we finally made  More

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I lived in San Jose for 30 years...in the late '50s. I walked thru cherry orchards to school. After college classes, I drove 20 minutes to the beach. San Francisco was  More

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