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Marion, Illinois - 7 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Marion Cusd 2 #607 of 763 districts in Illinois (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,186 per pupil, Marion Cusd 2 ranks #770 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending (Illinois districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,749
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$12,186
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marion Cusd 2 operates 7 public schools serving 3,749 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Illinois. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Williamson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,186 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 85 of 848 Illinois districts by per-pupil spending. See how Illinois compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 51.9% local, 34.5% state, and 13.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 27/100, ranked #607 of 763 in Illinois against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 431.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.5% White, 9.9% African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elem School, with a diversity index of 51.6/100.
Its largest campus is Marion High School, enrolling 1,075 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Longfellow Elem School, at 261 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Marion High School accounts for 28.7% of all Marion Cusd 2 student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Marion Cusd 2-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Marion Cusd 2 school enrollment varies 4.1× across entities
Marion Cusd 2 school enrollment ranges from 261 students (lowest) to 1,075 students (highest), a spread of 814 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Marion Cusd 2 student-counselor ratio is 431:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Marion Cusd 2 chronic absenteeism rate is 20.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Marion Cusd 2 is typically wider than the Marion Cusd 2-aggregate figure suggests.
Marion Cusd 2 has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 3,749 students.
How much does Marion Cusd 2 spend per student?
Marion Cusd 2 spends $12,186 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #607 in Illinois.
What is the demographic composition of Marion Cusd 2?
Marion Cusd 2 students are 75.5% White, 9.9% African American, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marion Cusd 2?
Marion Cusd 2 has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #607 out of 763 districts in Illinois.