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Short Pump, VA vs Marion, IN

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Highlights
- Marion spends 4.4% less per student than Short Pump.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 7.3% lower in Marion than in Short Pump. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marion had 15.0% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Short Pump
 Short Pump, VAMarion, INUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$12,304$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,642  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$5,610$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.28  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock5994573
 Students per Counselor360  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock5.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.1.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock83.6%88.9%
 Some College Educ.8.6%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock6.2%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.74.9%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock6.1%9.3%
 Professional Degree6.3%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock0.9%1.5%
Reviews for Short Pump    1 Reviews

If you come here, be prepared to be looked down on by the "Socialites". Don't get me wrong, I am a life long Virginia native. But this area has some growing up to do.  More

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Reviews for Marion    3 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Let me start off with a positive tone. Marion is blessed by its surrounding small towns. if you like to just drive and the beautifully manicured farms of corn and soy,  More

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Over 16 years ago

Kokomo, in water rendered undrinkable: I miss my home town water....Marion,  More

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Over 17 years ago

I found that the water would give me a bad case of diarhea. nothing more unpleasent than that. I lived there four two years and after a awhile I figured maybe it was the  More

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