Total enrollment
3,668
-4 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Marion Community Schools
Indiana · 3,668 students · 1 city
From elementary through high school, Marion Community Schools runs 9 public K-12 schools (5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high), with combined enrollment of about 3,668.
4-year change in Marion Community Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Marion Community Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Indiana | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #137 of 147 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,668 | #76 of 286 | #2,647 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #68 of 286 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #179 of 285 | #5,986 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.1% | #2 of 286 | #1,462 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #7 of 235 | #394 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Marion Community Schools
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Riverview Elementary School at 34.9% proficient to John L McCulloch Junior High Sch at 16.2%, a gap of 18.6 points. That is the 81st widest gap among 117 Indiana districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion High School | Marion | High | 09-12 | 1,058 |
| Justice Thurgood Marshall Intrmd | Marion | Middle | 05-06 | 500 |
| Frances Slocum Elem School | Marion | Elementary | PK-04 | 473 |
| John L McCulloch Junior High Sch | Marion | Middle | 07-08 | 455 |
| John W Kendall Elem School | Marion | Elementary | PK-04 | 409 |
| Riverview Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-04 | 393 |
| Allen Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-04 | 380 |
| Grant Regional Career Center | Marion | High | 06-12 | 0 |
| Marion Early Childhood Ed Cntr | Marion | Elementary | PK-PK | 0 |
About Marion Community Schools
As a thinly populated district in Indiana, Marion Community Schools hosts 3,668 students across 9 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Marion Community Schools is built around 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Marion Community Schools runs about 408 students per school, 26% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 549.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 3,672 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,668 in SY 2024-25.
On allk12, the community for Marion Community Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.