Public schools in Marion, IA
Marion has 15 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 5 middle, 8 elementary, enrolling 8,666 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Linn-Mar Community School District runs 10 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Marion's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Marion | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linn-Mar Community School District | 10 | 7,690 | $12,833 |
| Marion Independent School District | 5 | 2,229 | $13,528 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Marion, 2,964 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linn-Mar High School | 2,229 | 17.1 | 19.3% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Marion High School | 735 | 16.3 | 22.7% | Marion Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
5 middle schools in Marion, 2,891 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Peak Intermediate School | 613 | 13.6 | 25.6% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Excelsior Middle School | 594 | 13.2 | 22.1% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Vernon Middle School | 587 | 12.9 | 31.0% | Marion Independent |
| Hazel Point Intermediate School | 563 | 14.2 | 15.6% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Oak Ridge School | 534 | 14.4 | 16.9% | Linn-Mar Community |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
8 elementary schools in Marion, 2,811 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Hill Elementary | 536 | 17.3 | 5.8% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Linn Grove Elementary School | 385 | 13.7 | 39.5% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Indian Creek Elementary School | 354 | 14.2 | 11.0% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Wilkins Elementary School | 348 | 12.6 | 33.3% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Novak Elementary School | 347 | 12.1 | 19.9% | Linn-Mar Community |
| Francis Marion Intermediate School | 320 | 12.9 | 42.2% | Marion Independent |
| Starry Elementary School | 267 | 12.8 | 36.3% | Marion Independent |
| Longfellow Elementary | 254 | 13.8 | 35.0% | Marion Independent |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Marion's public schools compare with Iowa's
The median Marion school has 13.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Iowa median of 13.7. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 19% across the state. Its median school enrolls 534 students (state 312).
| Marion | Iowa | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.7 | 13.7 |
| Median school size (students) | 534 | 312 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 19% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 19% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 0.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 15 Marion schools and the 1,290 Iowa schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Marion
- Linn-Mar Community School DistrictRuns 10 of Marion's 15 public schools and spent $12,833 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,833
- Linn-Mar High School, the largest high school in Marion2,229 students in 2024-25, 17.1 per teacher.2,229
- Compare Linn-Mar Community School District with Marion Independent School DistrictMarion's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in IowaIowa's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Marion addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Iowa
- Des Moines64 schools
- Cedar Rapids38 schools
- Davenport23 schools
- Sioux City21 schools
- Dubuque18 schools
- Ankeny17 schools
- Council Bluffs17 schools
- Iowa City17 schools
Questions about schools in Marion
How many public schools are in Marion, IA?
15 public schools with an address in Marion were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 5 middle, 8 elementary, enrolling 8,666 students.What is the largest high school in Marion?
Linn-Mar High School, with 2,229 students in 2024-25 (Linn-Mar Community School District).Which districts run Marion's schools?
Linn-Mar Community School District (10 schools), Marion Independent School District (5 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25