An equity score of 57/100 ranks Marion Public Schools #239 of 702 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,150 per pupil, Marion Public Schools ranks #265 of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
419
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$15,150
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Marion Public Schools operates 2 public schools serving 419 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Osceola County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,150 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 812 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 39.2% local, 42.8% state, and 18.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 57/100, ranked #239 of 702 in Michigan against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 188.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 54.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.0% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Marion High School, enrolling 192 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Marion High School accounts for 45.8% of all Marion Public Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Marion Public Schools a distant remainder — means Marion Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Marion Public Schools reports 68.7% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Marion Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Marion Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 54.6% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Marion Public Schools has 2 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 419 students.
How much does Marion Public Schools spend per student?
Marion Public Schools spends $15,150 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #239 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Marion Public Schools?
Marion Public Schools students are 91.0% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Marion Public Schools?
Marion Public Schools has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #239 out of 702 districts in Michigan.