Marion ISD
Marion ISD is a public school district based in Marion, Texas, serving 1,709 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #373 of the 510 Texas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 27% of them. Its schools average 342 students each, fewer than the Texas median of 550. Its superintendent is Dr Don Beck. It spends about $11,254 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.
How Marion compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Marion | Texas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,254 | $11,095 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,802 | $6,638 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $33.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $21.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 116 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 193 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.4 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 427 | 402 | 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 Texas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
Leadership
Moves tracker →Dr Don Beck
Source: Texas Education Agency, AskTED, checked 2026-10-19. Report a change
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Peer districts in Texas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hondo ISDHondo | 1,727 | 4 | $10,382 | 14.3 | #369 |
| Ponder ISDPonder | 1,719 | 3 | $10,026 | 13.8 | #370 |
| Rains ISDEmory | 1,712 | 4 | $11,011 | 13.6 | #371 |
| Eustace ISDEustace | 1,711 | 4 | $11,998 | 13.5 | #372 |
| Marion ISDMarion · this district | 1,709 | 5 | $11,254 | 14.7 | #373 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granby School DistrictGranby, CT | 1,709 | $21,527 | 12.5 |
| Oologah-Talala Public SchoolsOologah, OK | 1,709 | $8,661 | 16.3 |
| Roxana CUSD 1Roxana, IL | 1,708 | $18,867 | 14.4 |
| Croswell-Lexington Community SchoolsCroswell, MI | 1,708 | $10,630 | 17.4 |
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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