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Schools in Marion Township

Marion Township’s public schools

Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 and Baldwin City Unified School District 348 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Kansas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Kansas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
24%
2021–22
Math proficiency
21%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 22% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024 · Baldwin City Unified School District 348
Students per teacher
14.3
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,120 students on the public path
In brief

Marion Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Marion Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s 1,221 public schools. Overbrook Attendance Center places highest (better than 77%); Baldwin Junior High School lowest (30%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Marion Township, graded from A− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Baldwin High School and Santa Fe Trail High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Marion Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA−
4–82 schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434.

Two districts serve Marion Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434Grades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,009 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.0 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$15,165KS $14,966 · FY2024
C−
Baldwin City Unified School District 348Grades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,387 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 15.3 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$11,610KS $14,966 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 43424%
State average 32.5% · 547 students tested
Math · PK–12, Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 43421%
State average 29.4% · 546 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Baldwin City Unified School District 34839%
State average 32.5% · 681 students tested
Math · PK–12, Baldwin City Unified School District 34835%
State average 29.4% · 682 students tested

Marion Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Marion Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Marion Township—Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 PK–12 · Baldwin City Unified School District 348 PK–12
Willow SpringsBBaldwin City Unified School District 348 PK–12 · Lawrence Unified School District 497 PK–12
Clinton—Lawrence Unified School District 497
ElkC−Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434
CentropolisC+West Franklin Unified School District 287
Appanoose—West Franklin Unified School District 287

Every school in Marion Township

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Marion Townshipin other towns
Baldwin Elementary Primary Center
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Baldwin City
365 students17:1Rate it →
Overbrook Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Overbrook
A−
331 students17:1Rate it →
Carbondale Attendance Center
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Carbondale
B−
370 students12:1Rate it →
Baldwin Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Baldwin City
C
309 students14:1Rate it →
Baldwin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Baldwin City
B−
437 students14:1Rate it →
Santa Fe Trail High
High · Grades 9–12 · Carbondale
B
308 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Marion Township’s schools

Are Marion Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Marion Township. Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 and Baldwin City Unified School District 348 have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Marion Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Kansas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Marion Township in?

Santa Fe Trail Unified School District 434 and Baldwin City Unified School District 348.

Where do Marion Township kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Baldwin High School and Santa Fe Trail High.

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What Marion Township families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.