Schools in Marion · Crittenden County School District
Marion’s public schools beat 53% of Kentucky districts
The public schools Marion’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 53% of Kentucky’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Reading proficiency
41%
▼ 0 pts vs KY 41%
2020–21
Math proficiency
33%
▲ 3 pts vs KY 30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 0 pts vs KY 92%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 10% vs KY $14.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
KY 15.4 · smaller classes
Schools
4
1,272 students
The School Grade
How Marion compares
B+ Test scoresC− Graduation
Kentucky school districts we grade (172)Better than 53%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kentucky towns with similar household incomes (145)Better than 60%
High confidence. Built on 680 tested students and a graduating class of 85; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Kentucky’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Kentucky only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading41%
State average 41.3%
Math33%
State average 29.6%
Every school in Marion
4 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Kentucky. Stars are from neighbors.