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Marion, IL
Public School Ratings




Marion Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Marion Cusd 2 School District details

Marion Cusd 2 School District
1700 W Cherry St
Marion, IL 62959

3,640 Students enrolled in District

7 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 13)

Marion Cusd 2 School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Illinois

7

(10 is best)

Better than 65.5% of all IL school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 72.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
33%
47%
39%
35%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Adams School
15470 Lake Of Egypt Rd
Creal Springs, IL, 62922
PK-08
Jefferson Elem School
700 E Boulevard St
Marion, IL, 62959
PK-05
Lincoln Elem School
400 Morningside Dr
Marion, IL, 62959
KG-05
Longfellow Elem School
1400 W Hendrickson St
Marion, IL, 62959
KG-05
Marion High School
1501 S Carbon St
Marion, IL, 62959
09-12
Marion Jr High School
1609 W Main St
Marion, IL, 62959
06-08
Washington Elem School
420 E Main St
Marion, IL, 62959
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.0% 47.6%
Black 11.2% 17.2%
Hispanic 5.4% 29.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,898 $28,748,000 49.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $662 $2,408,000 4.2%
Staff $406 $1,478,000 2.6%
General Administration $285 $1,039,000 1.8%
School Administration $772 $2,811,000 4.9%
Operation $1,268 $4,617,000 8.0%
Transportation $402 $1,463,000 2.5%
Other $141 $514,000 0.9%
Total Support $3,937 $14,330,000 24.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,989 $14,520,000 25.2%
Total Expenditures $15,824 $57,598,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,387 $21,022,669,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,534 $2,832,016,000 6.8%
Staff $744 $1,372,782,000 3.3%
General Administration $556 $1,025,624,000 2.5%
School Administration $975 $1,800,510,000 4.4%
Operation $1,675 $3,092,764,000 7.5%
Transportation $835 $1,541,192,000 3.7%
Other $840 $1,551,602,000 3.7%
Total Support $7,159 $13,216,490,000 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,866 $7,138,346,000 17.3%
Total Expenditures $22,411 $41,377,505,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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