Marion

Public school district · Plymouth County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2507290

Marion spent $22,012 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 70% of the other Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,952). Its one school enrolled 369 students in 2024-25; 56.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,059 per student, up 13.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Marion in enrollment (388 to 435 students) and Marion itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Marion, FY23Up-Island Regional $36,951; Edgartown $33,351; Brewster $30,218; Baystate Academy $30,129; Mattapoisett $24,637; Libertas Academy $24,601; Sherborn $24,308; Marion $22,012; Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School $21,559; Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School $21,054; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.15k20k25k30k35k40kUp-Island Regional$36,951Edgartown$33,351Brewster$30,218Baystate Academy$30,129Mattapoisett$24,637Libertas Academy$24,601Sherborn$24,308Marion$22,012Francis W. Parker Charter Esse…$21,559Pioneer Valley Performing Arts…$21,054State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Marion, FY23Up-Island Regional $36,951; Edgartown $33,351; Brewster $30,218; Baystate Academy $30,129; Mattapoisett $24,637; Libertas Academy $24,601; Sherborn $24,308; Marion $22,012; Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School $21,559; Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School $21,054; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.15k20k25k30k35k40kUp-Island Regional$36,951Edgartown$33,351Brewster$30,218Baystate Academy$30,129Mattapoisett$24,637Libertas Academy$24,601Sherborn$24,308Marion$22,012Francis W. Parker Charter Essential…$21,559Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Char…$21,054State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Marion, FY23Up-Island Regional $36,951; Edgartown $33,351; Brewster $30,218; Baystate Academy $30,129; Mattapoisett $24,637; Libertas Academy $24,601; Sherborn $24,308; Marion $22,012; Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School $21,559; Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School $21,054; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.15k25k35k40kUp-Island Regional$36,951Edgartown$33,351Brewster$30,218Baystate Academy$30,129Mattapoisett$24,637Libertas Academy$24,601Sherborn$24,308Marion$22,012Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School$21,559Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Scho…$21,054State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Marion, FY23Up-Island Regional $36,951; Edgartown $33,351; Brewster $30,218; Baystate Academy $30,129; Mattapoisett $24,637; Libertas Academy $24,601; Sherborn $24,308; Marion $22,012; Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School $21,559; Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter School $21,054; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.15k25k35k40kUp-Island Regional$36,951Edgartown$33,351Brewster$30,218Baystate Academy$30,129Mattapoisett$24,637Libertas Academy$24,601Sherborn$24,308Marion$22,012Francis W. Parker Charter Essential Sch…$21,559Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter…$21,054State median, under 1,000 students $24,952

Where the money came from

$3,909,000 in revenue: 56.8% state, 26.7% local and 16.5% federal. Total spending including $42,000 of capital outlay was $9,496,000, or $23,161 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Marion revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,219,000; Local $1,045,000; Federal $645,000; total $3,909,000.
  • State$2,219,000 57%
  • Local$1,045,000 27%
  • Federal$645,000 17%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 153 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

403 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 369 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Marion enrollment by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36902004006002022-234032023-243892024-25369
Marion enrollment by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36902004006002022-234032023-243892024-25369
Marion enrollment by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36902004006002022-234032023-243892024-25369
Marion enrollment by school year2022-23: 403, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36902004006002022-234032023-243892024-25369

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340333.811.9
2023-2438932.811.9
2024-2536934.410.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$3,225,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,866 per student

Marion booked $3,225,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 34 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $95,414 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 83 in 100 Massachusetts districts with a figure (state median $83,840, 276 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$2,614,00081.1%
Special education$611,00018.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,843 in 2018-19, $7,279 in 2019-20, $7,207 in 2020-21, $7,943 in 2021-22, $7,866 in 2022-23.

Marion teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,843, 2019-20: $7,279, 2020-21: $7,207, 2021-22: $7,943, 2022-23: $7,86602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8432019-20$7,2792020-21$7,2072021-22$7,9432022-23$7,866
Marion teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,843, 2019-20: $7,279, 2020-21: $7,207, 2021-22: $7,943, 2022-23: $7,86602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8432019-20$7,2792020-21$7,2072021-22$7,9432022-23$7,866
Marion teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,843, 2019-20: $7,279, 2020-21: $7,207, 2021-22: $7,943, 2022-23: $7,86602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8432019-20$7,2792020-21$7,2072021-22$7,9432022-23$7,866
Marion teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,843, 2019-20: $7,279, 2020-21: $7,207, 2021-22: $7,943, 2022-23: $7,86602k4k6k8k2018-19$6,8432019-20$7,2792020-21$7,2072021-22$7,9432022-23$7,866

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Marion scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 53% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts50%43.7%243
Math53%40.7%243

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 369 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sippican36910.7All free (CEP)Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Marion

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Marion

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentMarion ranks 108 of 153 Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,012).#108 of 153
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsMarion is the number 327 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 410 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#327 of 397
  3. Libertas AcademyThe next larger Massachusetts district: 411 students in fall 2022, $24,601 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,601
  4. EdgartownThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 404 students in fall 2022, $33,351 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$33,351
  5. Compare Marion with Libertas AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsMarion spent $95,414 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$95,414
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Marion

  1. How many schools and students are in Marion?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 369 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Marion spend per student?
    $22,012 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,952 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,059 per student, up 13.8% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Marion's money come from?
    $3,909,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 56.8% state, 26.7% local and 16.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Marion live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 25 of the 402 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.2%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Marion spend on teacher salaries?
    $3,225,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,866 per student. Divided by the 34 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $95,414 per teacher, more than 83 in 100 Massachusetts districts (state median $83,840). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Marion do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Marion scored proficient or above: 50% in reading and 53% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is Marion's NCES district ID?
    2507290. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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