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Marion County School District - Columbia, MS | Schools.now

ExploreMarion County School District

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2802820

Marion County School District

Columbia, MS

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

1,794

+0.2%YoY

Graduation Rate

96.0%

+9.6%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$15,197

-21.4%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

13.1:1

-3.7%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

18.0%

+11.8%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

27.5%

+13.2%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history+0.6%

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