📍 1609 W Main St, Marion, Williamson County, 62959
Marion Jr High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marion, Williamson County. The school has 726 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Charles Williamson. It is part of the Marion CUSD 2 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marion Jr High School enrolls 726 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 9.2% Black or African American and 9.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 544 | 75% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 67 | 9.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 726 students (52%) 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 Jr 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 Jr 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 726 students, Marion Jr 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
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