Marion Elementary School

Marion Elementary School is an elementary-level community of intimate scale in MARION, Michigan, overseen by Marion Public Schools, serveing 185 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 369 students each, so Marion Elementary School sits 50% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Marion Public Schools, which oversees 2 schools and 377 students, Marion Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Marion Elementary School reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Osceola County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Marion Elementary School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Osceola County's rate of about 62%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Osceola County shows the typical household earns roughly $58,267 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Osceola County's 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,573 students), Marion Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Marion High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Marion Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 6% since 2018, when it stood at 175 (now 185). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Marion Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.