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Marion, VA 24354
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Marion Middle School serves 519 students in grades 6-8.
The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the VA average of 16:1.
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 49%.
Marion Middle School operates within the Smyth County School District.

School Overview

The student population of 519 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 38 teachers has declined by 7% over five years.

Grades Offered	Grades 6-8
Total Students	519 students

Gender %
Total Classroom Teachers	38 teachers

Students by Grade

School Comparison

The student:teacher ratio of 14:1 has increased from 13:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.10 is less than the state average of 0.42. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(VA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	14:1	16:1

Asian	n/a	6%

Hispanic	2%	14%

Black	3%	23%

White	95%	51%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.10	0.42

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	49%	34%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	9%	6%

District Comparison

Smyth County School District's student population of 4,553 students has decreased by 5% over five years.
The revenue/student of $10,204 in this district is less than the state average of $11,380. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $9,967 is less than the state average of $11,077. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Smyth County School District
Number of Schools Managed	13	4
Number of Students Managed	4,553	3,627

District Total Revenue	$49 MM	$41 MM

District Spending	$48 MM	$40 MM

District Revenue / Student	$10,204	$11,380

District Spending / Student	$9,967	$11,077

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Source: 2015 (latest year available) NCES, VA Dept. of Education

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