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Marion School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Marion, Grant, Pella, Dupont, Wyoming and Big Falls, and parts of Larrabee, Union, Herman, Helvetia and Seneca.

Marion’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Wisconsin school districts

Students
482
Schools
2
Spent per student
$14,314
WI $16,459
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
48%
The gist

What stands out about Marion School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 20% of Wisconsin districts
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 13% less per student than the WI average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 12.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 20% of the 441 Wisconsin school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Marion 1,273Grant 982Pella 919Dupont 778Wyoming 306Big Falls 61

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Marion. Grade by grade →

PK–6Marion ElementaryThis district
7–12Marion HighThis district

Test scores vs. WI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 38.7% · 233 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 38.1% · 234 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.5% · 34 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,314 per student · 13% below WI
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 31%State 57%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
429’20
442’21
451’22
452’23
482’24

Up 12.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools.

Marion Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Marion
C
255 students13:1
Marion High
High · Grades 7–12 · Marion
C
227 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Clintonville School DistrictBear Creek, Clintonville, Matteson
$14,393per student
Tigerton School DistrictFairbanks, Germania, Morris
$18,853per student
Bowler School DistrictBartelme, Bowler, Morris
$23,794per student
Iola-Scandinavia School DistrictHarrison, Iola, St. Lawrence
$16,303per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Wisconsin.