Marion High

Summary:

Marion High is a public high school located in Marion, Wisconsin, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 202 students. The school is part of the Marion School District, which is ranked 392 out of 428 districts in Wisconsin and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marion High has seen some positive trends, with strong graduation rates (91.1% in 2022-2023) and low dropout rates (0.0% to 0.5% in the past five years). However, the school's academic performance, as measured by test scores, is generally lower than the state averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 43.9% of 7th-grade students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 51.77%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 46.04% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023, which may impact academic outcomes.

When comparing Marion High to nearby schools, such as Iola-Scandinavia High, it becomes evident that Marion High is generally performing below the regional average. Iola-Scandinavia High, located about 16 miles away, has consistently higher test scores and a higher 4-year graduation rate than Marion High. Additionally, Marion High's performance varies significantly between different student groups, with male students performing relatively well, but female students and low-socioeconomic status students struggling in recent years.


Detail:

Public 7-12

 105 School St
       Marion, WI  54950-9506


(715) 754-5273

District: Marion School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
369th of 431 Wisconsin High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,560 Help


Feeder schools for Marion High:

Elementary:    Marion Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  12.1 Help
Number of students:  216

Racial breakdown:

White:
88.9%
Two or more races:
4.6%
Hispanic:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  49.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Marion High ranks worse than 77.1% of middle schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.87. (See more...)
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Compare Details Marion High ranks worse than 85.6% of high schools in Wisconsin. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.05. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Marion High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (88.9%), two or more races (4.6%), Hispanic (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 49.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Marion High is 12.1. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Marion High is $15,560.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Marion High:

SchoolDigger ranks Marion High 494th of 641 Wisconsin public middle schools. (See Marion High in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Marion High 369th of 431 Wisconsin public high schools. (See Marion High in the ranking list.)

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Marion School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Marion School District 392nd of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Marion High

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Rank History for all middle school students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 45.69 243rd 324 25.0%
2005 69.29 109th 332 67.2%
2008 58.51 266th 519 48.7%
2009 39.67 415th 521 20.3%
2010 45.90 389th 539 27.8%
2011 48.59 383rd 549 30.2%
2012 59.11 285th 559 49.0%
2013 37.11 438th 569 23.0%
2014 28.48 485th 585 17.1%
2015 26.79 505th 612 17.5%
2016 31.28 457th 609 25.0%
2017 39.21 407th 612 33.5%
2018 49.24 317th 579 45.3%
2019 39.75 401st 594 32.5%
2021 34.81 440th 613 28.2%
2022 41.82 391st 617 36.6%
2023 25.97 503rd 640 21.4%
2024 29.87 494th 641 22.9%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 28.04 332nd 425 21.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.45 50th 489 89.8%
2019 59.32 152nd 487 68.8%
2021 57.88 161st 499 67.7%
2022 48.20 253rd 522 51.5%
2023 21.60 445th 525 15.2%
2024 43.56 300th 520 42.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.52 422nd 551 23.4%
2019 37.72 397th 557 28.7%
2021 45.83 333rd 574 42.0%
2022 36.50 393rd 576 31.8%
2023 28.14 446th 579 23.0%
2024 29.06 451st 580 22.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.77 164th 551 70.2%
2019 43.44 350th 557 37.2%
2021 25.46 458th 572 19.9%
2022 48.55 311th 577 46.1%
2023 26.30 463rd 591 21.7%
2024 33.10 431st 585 26.3%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 6.46 403rd 407 1.0%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Marion High

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Rank History for all high school students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2008 32.92 376th 437 14.0%
2009 41.02 349th 438 20.3%
2010 49.63 327th 450 27.3%
2011 54.59 275th 445 38.2%
2012 29.69 396th 452 12.4%
2013 30.27 388th 457 15.1%
2014 52.90 263rd 462 43.1%
2015 46.32 331st 466 29.0%
2016 5.94 398th 408 2.5%
2017 9.80 391st 410 4.6%
2018 25.27 342nd 410 16.6%
2019 48.62 206th 400 48.5%
2021 37.38 256th 390 34.4%
2022 33.34 282nd 391 27.9%
2023 39.87 258th 415 37.8%
2024 22.05 369th 431 14.4%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 81.56 22nd 251 91.2%
2024 29.11 254th 326 22.1%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.46 210th 355 40.8%
2021 29.53 255th 332 23.2%
2022 38.78 212th 343 38.2%
2023 35.51 234th 329 28.9%
2024 31.58 273rd 353 22.7%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Marion High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.50 352nd 373 5.6%
2019 53.59 148th 354 58.2%
2021 60.65 108th 334 67.7%
2023 62.00 108th 359 69.9%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Marion High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 378 n/a n/a 3 9 n/a n/a 0 390
1990 281 0 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 282
1991 240 0 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 243
1992 343 0 1 4 6 n/a n/a 0 354
1993 345 0 1 2 7 n/a n/a 0 355
1994 352 0 1 3 7 n/a n/a 0 363
1995 355 0 1 4 4 n/a n/a 0 364
1996 355 0 1 4 4 n/a n/a 0 364
1997 363 0 1 2 6 n/a n/a 0 372
1998 343 0 0 4 7 n/a n/a 0 354
1999 302 0 0 5 4 n/a n/a 0 311
2000 295 0 1 7 0 n/a n/a 0 303
2001 283 0 1 6 0 n/a n/a 0 290
2002 282 0 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 287
2003 282 0 0 4 1 n/a n/a 0 287
2004 294 0 0 3 5 n/a n/a 0 302
2005 299 0 0 2 6 n/a n/a 0 307
2006 303 0 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 309
2007 288 0 2 1 2 n/a n/a 0 293
2008 270 0 1 3 4 n/a n/a 0 278
2009 266 0 1 4 4 n/a n/a 0 275
2010 247 0 2 2 4 n/a n/a 0 255
2011 237 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 248
2012 232 0 2 5 6 0 0 0 245
2013 219 0 1 4 8 0 0 0 232
2014 212 1 1 5 6 0 3 0 228
2015 188 0 6 6 7 0 0 0 207
2016 199 1 3 5 4 0 0 0 212
2017 186 2 4 1 5 0 0 0 198
2018 184 1 4 2 6 0 2 0 199
2019 167 2 0 1 4 0 3 0 177
2020 170 2 1 4 7 1 7 0 192
2021 168 2 1 6 3 0 9 0 189
2022 162 0 1 5 3 2 4 0 177
2023 178 1 2 10 2 1 8 0 202
2024 192 1 2 8 2 0 10 1 216

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Marion High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 390 28.2 13.8 17.7
1990 282 23.6 11.9 10.6
1991 243 24.3 10.0 18.5
1992 354 26.0 13.6 21.8
1993 355 26.1 13.6 15.5
1994 363 25.4 14.3 14.6
1995 364 22.0 16.5 14.3
1996 364 22.0 16.5 14.3
1997 372 21.1 17.6 15.3
1998 354 23.4 15.1 14.7
1999 311 23.3 13.3 22.8
2000 303 21.4 14.2 22.4
2001 290 22.1 13.1 25.9
2002 287 21.4 13.4 27.2
2003 287 21.4 13.4 27.2
2004 302 21.2 14.2 24.2
2005 307 22.4 13.7 n/a
2006 309 22.4 13.8 n/a
2007 293 22.0 13.3 30
2008 278 22.0 12.6 23.4
2009 275 22.5 12.2 29.1
2010 255 21.5 11.8 36.9
2011 248 20.5 12.0 39.1
2012 245 19.6 12.4 30.2
2013 232 14.8 15.6 45.7
2014 228 13.6 16.7 46.9
2015 207 n/a n/a 42.5
2016 212 15.0 14.1 50.9
2017 198 15.0 13.2 43.9
2018 199 16.8 11.7 45.7
2019 177 15.5 11.3 37.9
2020 192 15.3 12.5 40.1
2021 189 16.3 11.5 48.7
2022 177 15.7 11.2 50.3
2023 202 16.7 12.0 46
2024 216 17.7 12.1 49.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Marion High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 390 28.2 13.8 17.7
1990 282 23.6 11.9 10.6
1991 243 24.3 10.0 18.5
1992 354 26.0 13.6 21.8
1993 355 26.1 13.6 15.5
1994 363 25.4 14.3 14.6
1995 364 22.0 16.5 14.3
1996 364 22.0 16.5 14.3
1997 372 21.1 17.6 15.3
1998 354 23.4 15.1 14.7
1999 311 23.3 13.3 22.8
2000 303 21.4 14.2 22.4
2001 290 22.1 13.1 25.9
2002 287 21.4 13.4 27.2
2003 287 21.4 13.4 27.2
2004 302 21.2 14.2 24.2
2005 307 22.4 13.7 n/a
2006 309 22.4 13.8 n/a
2007 293 22.0 13.3 30
2008 278 22.0 12.6 23.4
2009 275 22.5 12.2 29.1
2010 255 21.5 11.8 36.9
2011 248 20.5 12.0 39.1
2012 245 19.6 12.4 30.2
2013 232 14.8 15.6 45.7
2014 228 13.6 16.7 46.9
2015 207 n/a n/a 42.5
2016 212 15.0 14.1 50.9
2017 198 15.0 13.2 43.9
2018 199 16.8 11.7 45.7
2019 177 15.5 11.3 37.9
2020 192 15.3 12.5 40.1
2021 189 16.3 11.5 48.7
2022 177 15.7 11.2 50.3
2023 202 16.7 12.0 46
2024 216 17.7 12.1 49.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Marion High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $300 (2.2%) $13,242 (97.8%) $13,543
2020 $575 (4.1%) $13,584 (95.9%) $14,159
2021 $2,140 (13.8%) $13,419 (86.2%) $15,560

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Marion High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 401st of 594 Middle schoolsRanks 503rd of 640 Middle schools
 11.1%
Ranks 206th of 400 High schoolsRanks 258th of 415 High schools
 10.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Marion High)4413.9
 30.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Marion School District)4413.9
 30.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)45.541.1
 4.4%
7th Grade Mathematics (Marion High)2413.9
 10.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Marion School District)2413.9
 10.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)39.735.7
 4%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Marion High)14.335.7
 21.4%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Marion School District)14.337.9
 23.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)37.337.8
 0.5%
8th Grade Mathematics (Marion High)28.610.7
 17.9%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Marion School District)28.610.3
 18.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)36.531.8
 4.7%
8th Grade Social Studies (Marion High)53.646.4
 7.1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Marion School District)53.648.3
 5.3%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)52.159.2
 7.1%
8th Grade Science (Marion High)60.746.4
 14.3%
   8th Grade Science (Marion School District)60.748.3
 12.4%
   8th Grade Science (Wisconsin)54.649.4
 5.3%
10th Grade Social Studies (Marion High)5036.4
 13.6%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Marion School District)5036.4
 13.6%
   10th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)45.947.2
 1.3%
10th Grade English Language Arts (Marion High)31.833.3
 1.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Marion School District)31.833.3
 1.5%
   10th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)38.841.4
 2.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students177202
 14.1%
African American21
 50%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian02
Hispanic110
 900%
Pacific Islander01
White167178
 6.6%
Two or More Races38
 166.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients37.9%46%
 8.2%


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Marion High ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Wisconsin high schools.

Students at Marion High are 89% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Marion High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Marion Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 216 students attended Marion High.


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