📍 500 Perry Ave, Belle Vernon, Fayette County, 15012
Marion El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Belle Vernon, Fayette County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Belle Vernon Area SD school district. It serves grades K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marion El Sch enrolls 635 students across grades K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.1% Two or more races and 2.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 560 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.1% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
398 of the school's 635 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 373 qualify for free lunch and 25 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 El Sch is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 49.
Marion El Sch is one of 4 schools in Belle Vernon Area SD, based in Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,426 students district-wide and employs 145 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Marion El Sch is close to the district average of about 607 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe