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Van Horn, TX vs Marathon, TX

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Highlights
- Marathon spends 80.4% less per student than Van Horn.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 6.1% higher in Marathon than in Van Horn. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Marathon had 33.4% more residents who had graduated High School compared to Van Horn
 Van Horn, TXMarathon, TXUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,444$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$16,725  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,193$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio10.44  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock10964573
 Students per Counselor160  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock4.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.7.3%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock85.2%88.9%
 Some College Educ.5.8%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock25.0%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.18.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock10.8%9.3%
 Professional Degree0.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock1.9%1.5%
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Over 17 years ago

First comment on here. For a "town" or whatever this place is that's supposed to be the "Gateway to Big Bend National Park" there is absolutely nothing here. We're  More

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