Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School, a moderately sized K-5 school in Marion, Illinois, one of the schools within Marion CUSD 2, caters to 482 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 381.

Marion CUSD 2 runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 3,684 students. Lincoln Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lincoln Elem School reports that White students make up the majority at 67%. Beyond that, the school records 13% multiracial, 10% Black, 8% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, Lincoln Elem School logs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.1%; Lincoln Elem School posts 59.0%, +26.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Williamson County put median household earnings sit near $65,604, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Lincoln Elem School is one of 26 public schools in Williamson County (combined enrollment of about 9,700 students).

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Elem School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elem School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 544 (now 482). Hispanic enrollment moved from 4% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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