Marion Community Unit School District 2 is a school district headquartered in

Marion, Illinois Marion is a city in Williamson and Johnson Counties, Illinois, United States, and is the county seat of Williamson County. The population was 16,855 at the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of the early 20th ...

. 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 of area, though through annexations it grew to . 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.

Schools

; Secondary schools * Marion High School * Marion Junior High School ; Elementary schools * Adams School ( Creal Springs Elementary School) * Jefferson * Lincoln * Longfellow * Washington

References

External links

* School districts in Illinois Marion, Illinois Education in Williamson County, Illinois Education in Johnson County, Illinois 1951 establishments in Illinois School districts established in 1951 {{Illinois-school-stub