📍 125 South Lincoln, Marion, Marion County, 66861
Marion Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marion, Marion County. The school has 127 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion-Florence school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Marion Middle enrolls 127 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 59% male and 41% female. A teaching staff of 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 8.7% Hispanic or Latino and 5.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 108 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
60 of the school's 127 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 52 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. 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 Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 KS-20, state senate district 35, state house district 70.
Marion Middle is one of 3 schools in Marion-Florence, based in Marion, Kansas. The district serves 519 students district-wide and employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 127 students, Marion Middle is smaller than the district average of about 173 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote