Marion Community Schools
Marion Community Schools is a public school district based in Marion, Indiana, serving 3,668 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #76 of the 235 Indiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 68% of them. Its schools average 408 students each, fewer than the Indiana median of 498. It spends about $11,922 per student on day-to-day operations, 23% more than the Indiana median. It has roughly 14.8 students per teacher.
How Marion Community compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Marion Community | Indiana median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,922 | $9,723 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,356 | $5,344 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $53.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $47.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 248 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 522 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 15.0 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 734 | 443 | 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 Indiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Indiana
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Community School CorporationLebanon | 3,701 | 6 | $10,293 | 15.4 | #73 |
| Whitley County Con SchoolsColumbia City | 3,686 | 7 | $9,296 | 15.2 | #74 |
| Sunman-Dearborn Community School CorporationSt Leon | 3,682 | 5 | $10,140 | 16.0 | #75 |
| Marion Community SchoolsMarion · this district | 3,668 | 9 | $11,922 | 14.8 | #76 |
| North Lawrence Com SchoolsBedford | 3,568 | 9 | $10,510 | 12.8 | #77 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuloso-Midway ISDCorpus Christi, TX | 3,671 | $10,232 | 14.8 |
| Enterprise ElementaryRedding, CA | 3,670 | $13,124 | 22.2 |
| Coweta Public SchoolsCoweta, OK | 3,668 | $8,237 | 17.0 |
| Los AlamosLos Alamos, NM | 3,667 | $12,289 | 12.5 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-in-marion-community-schools