Regular local school district · Crittenden County
Marion School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending
Marion School District runs 6 public schools with 3,888 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.4 students per teacher is 1.7 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "MARION SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 6
- Students
- 3,888
- Teachers (FTE)
- 270
- Students per teacher
- 14.4
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 200 Manor St, Marion, AR 72364
- Phone
- (870)739-5100
- County
- Crittenden County
- Locale
- Suburb: Large
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0509390
- State district ID
- AR-1804000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 528
- School counselors (FTE)
- 9.0About 432 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 18.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.4
Arkansas12.7
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (3,975), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $49.7 million
- Federal revenue
- $6.2 million
- State revenue
- $23.2 million
- Local revenue
- $20.3 million
- Total spending
- $51.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,874
- Salaries
- $22.2 million43.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $49.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.4%
- State: 46.7%
- Local: 40.9%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,874
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in Marion School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Herbert Carter Global Community Magnet School | Elementary | K to 6 | 670 | 19.1 |
| Marion High School | High | 10 to 12 | 927 | 10.3 |
| Marion Junior High School | Secondary | 8 to 9 | 588 | 13.1 |
| Marion Math Science & Technology Magnet School | Elementary | K to 6 | 654 | 19.8 |
| Marion Seventh Grade Academy | Middle | 7 | 287 | 13.0 |
| Marion Visual & Performing Arts Magnet School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 762 | 18.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Crittenden County
- West Memphis School District 4,511 students
- Earle School District 371 students
- Mid South Community College 0 students
More in Arkansas
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.