📍 1501 S Carbon St, Marion, Williamson County, 62959
Marion High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marion, Williamson County. The school has 1,159 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joseph Williams. It is part of the Marion CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The school offers 8 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marion High School enrolls 1,159 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 77.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9% Black or African American and 7.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 892 | 77% |
| Black or African American | 104 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 89 | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
562 of the school's 1,159 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Marion High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 59, state house district 117.
Marion High School is one of 7 schools in Marion CUSD 2, based in Marion, Illinois. The district serves 3,684 students district-wide and employs 267 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,159 students, Marion High School is larger than the district average of about 526 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote