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What's something Marion High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,075
High
DISTRICT 526 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION CUSD 2·NCES 172460002666
Marion High School
1501 S Carbon St, Marion, IL 62959 · (618) 993-8196 · Williamson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,075 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
517 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 277 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 299 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 252 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 247 | 23% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Marion CUSD 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Marion High School
Marion High School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marion High School this school | 1,075 | 48.1% | 36.6% |
| Limestone Community High School Peoria | 898 | 49.8% | 30.4% |
| Mattoon High School Mattoon | 888 | 47.5% | 30.9% |
| Charleston High School Charleston | 795 | 44.9% | 35.4% |
| Dixon High School Dixon | 760 | 44.2% | 33.0% |
| Macomb Senior High School Macomb | 660 | 50.5% | 42.9% |
Matched among Illinois high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Marion High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #258 of 573 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,075 | #206 of 708 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #282 of 528 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #245 of 537 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #311 of 578 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #351 of 358 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,075
-85 (-7%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,129
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,075 | 73.8 | 14.6:1 | 48% (517) |
| 2023-24 | 1,105 | 83.8 | 13.2:1 | 50% (552) |
| 2022-23 | 1,159 | 77.3 | 15.0:1 | 48% (562) |
| 2020-21 | 1,160 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,082 | 81 | 13.4:1 | 43% (463) |
| 2015-16 | 1,126 | 82 | 13.7:1 | 49% (548) |
| 2010-11 | 1,121 | 63 | 17.8:1 | 36% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 1,108 | 53 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,129 | 57 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marion High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,082 to 1,075); teachers down 9% (81 to 73.8).
About Marion High School
Marion High School is the name of a medium-sized high school in Marion, Illinois. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,075 students. For comparison, high schools in Illinois average about 834 students.
Marion CUSD 2 is responsible for 7 schools, Marion High School included, with 3,684 students in all.
Roughly 76% of students at Marion High School are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 89%. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 14.6:1 comes from the school's 73.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 13.8:1 average for high schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 48% in 2024-25.
A school with Marion High School's lunch-eligibility share in Illinois is predicted to score 43.7%. Marion High School scores 36.6%, 7.1 points below that line.
In the county around the school, Williamson County, the median household income is $65,604, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 26 public schools in Williamson County, enrolling about 9,700 students in all.
The nearest public school is Longfellow Elementary School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Marion High School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Marion High School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment dropped 7% from its 2020-21 level of 1,160.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,876
Census ACS
Median income
$65,604
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
9,700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion CUSD 2
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Adams SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion Jr High SchoolMiddle · 742 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Crab Orchard Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
Other Marion High schools
9 other US public schools in 10 states are named Marion High. Marion High School is the largest of the 10.
- Marion High SchoolMarion, IN · 1,058 students
- MARION HIGH SCHOOLMARION, AR · 927 students
- Marion High SchoolMarion, IA · 735 students
- Marion HighMarion, SC · 572 students
- Marion High SchoolMARION, TX · 516 students
Nearby schools
- Longfellow Elementary School0.5 mi · 261
- Marion Jr High School1.0 mi · 742
- Washington Elementary School1.6 mi · 465
- Jefferson Elementary School2.1 mi · 376
- Lincoln Elementary School2.5 mi · 482
- Herrin Middle School7.1 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Marion High SchoolHow many students attend Marion High School?
Marion High School enrolls approximately 1,075 students in grades 09-12.
Is Marion High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marion High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Marion High School have?
Marion High School employs 74 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marion High School?
At Marion High School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Marion High School public or private?
Marion High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marion CUSD 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.