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Marion High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1501 S Carbon St, Marion, IL 62959 · (618) 993-8196 · Part of Marion Community Unit School District 2

Marion’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
1,075
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
Setting
Town
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Marion High School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state

On the path

Where Marion kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–8Marion Jr High School742 students
9–12Marion High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts18%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1501 S Carbon St, Marion

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9277
Grade 10299
Grade 11252
Grade 12247
Enrollment over time
1,160’20
1,162’21
1,159’22
1,105’23
1,075’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Black 9%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 5%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Marion High School from Marion families.

Other schools in Marion Community Unit School District 2

The district →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Marion
B+
376 students13:1
Adams School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Creal Springs
B−
283 students11:1
Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B
482 students13:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
A−
465 students13:1
Longfellow Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Marion
B
261 students13:1
Marion Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Marion
B−
742 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Marion’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.