2025 Compare Cities Education:
Mills River, NC vs Marion, NC

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Highlights
- Marion spends 12.2% more per student than Mills River.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 2.3% lower in Marion than in Mills River. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 18.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Mills River
 Mills River, NCMarion, NCUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$13,298$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$9,399  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$6,998$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.29  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5374573
 Students per Counselor354  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.6.4%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock75.7%88.9%
 Some College Educ.16.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock9.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.42.8%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock3.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.5%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.1%1.5%
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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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