Marion Independent School District
Marion Independent School District is a public school district based in Marion, Iowa, serving 2,163 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #46 of the 124 Iowa districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 63% of them. Its schools average 433 students each, about the same as the Iowa median of 419. It spends about $11,911 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.
How Marion compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Marion | Iowa median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,911 | $11,630 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,463 | $7,379 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $41.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 179 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 370 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 360 | 375 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Iowa median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Iowa
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Mars Community School DistrictLe Mars | 2,239 | 6 | $10,280 | 15.7 | #44 |
| Spencer Community School DistrictSpencer | 2,194 | 5 | $11,350 | 15.9 | #45 |
| Marion Independent School DistrictMarion · this district | 2,163 | 5 | $11,911 | 12.1 | #46 |
| Oskaloosa Community School DistrictOskaloosa | 2,079 | 4 | $15,252 | 13.3 | #47 |
| Clayton Ridge Community School DistrictGuttenberg | 2,066 | 4 | $8,950 | 45.9 | #48 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamokin Area School DistrictCoal Township, PA | 2,164 | $12,137 | 14.6 |
| Carterville CUSD 5Carterville, IL | 2,162 | $8,680 | 15.0 |
| Hawthorne Public School DistrictHawthorne, NJ | 2,162 | $20,578 | 10.4 |
| Northern LocalThornville, OH | 2,162 | $12,273 | 18.3 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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