Marion Community Unit School District 2 is a school district headquartered in Marion, Illinois. It serves sections of Williamson County and Johnson County. It serves thirteen townships, with all but one in Williamson County.
History
It was established in 1951 by a merger of about the entirety and/or portions of 45 existing school districts, including the Marion Township High School District. It originally had 53 square miles (140 km2) of area, though through annexations it grew to 159 square miles (410 km2).[2]
In 2016 Marion CUSD had not yet received the requested federal and state funds for finishing the new high school's construction, so the school board was determining whether it should take out a credit line for up to $7.3 million for that purpose.[3]
Schools
- Secondary schools
- Marion High School
- Marion Junior High School
- Elementary schools
- Adams School (Creal Springs Elementary School)
- Jefferson
- Lincoln
- Longfellow
- Washington
References
- ^ a b c "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Marion CUSD 2". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "About Us". Marion Community Unit School District 2. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
- ^ Graham, Sarah Halasz (January 22, 2016). "Budget stalemate threatens Marion High School construction". The Southern Illinoisan. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
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