Photo: Dofftoubab · CC BY-SA 4.0Marion’s public schools outscore 88% of Mississippi districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Marion, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 47% of students in Marion’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Mississippi average (42%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Mississippi, not nationally.
From Mississippi state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Marion’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 165 Mississippi towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marion’s, its schools beat 93%, higher than their 88% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 42% and 47% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 89%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,068 per student, against $12,392 across Mississippi (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then four middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Marion’s grade
A: better than 88% of Mississippi school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Mississippi average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Marion, with each school’s own grade.
Marion’s public schools are run by Lauderdale County School District, which also serves Meridian. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Marion vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Mississippi towns that share Marion’s borders.
Every school in Marion
11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Marion’s schools
Are Marion’s schools good?
By Mississippi’s own tests, yes: the public schools Marion children attend outscore 88% of Mississippi’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 93%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Marion in?
Lauderdale County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 5,940 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Marion kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Northeast High School, West Lauderdale High School, Clarkdale High School and Southeast Lauderdale High School.
What is Marion’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Lauderdale County School District graduated in four years, against 89% across Mississippi.
How much does Marion spend per student?
$11,068 in Lauderdale County School District (FY2024), against $12,392 across Mississippi. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Marion families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Marion → They have their own page.
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Mississippi. Stars are from neighbors.