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Marion Co Alt School

Serves grades UG - UG

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2 W Marion St.
Columbia, MS 39429
Phone
(601) 736-7290
District
MARION CO SCHOOL DIST
County
MARION COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Classroom Teachers
0

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Mississippi

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all MS schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Marion Co Alt School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
45%
No Data
42%
No Data
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
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12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) Unreported 56.1% 44.6%
Black Unreported 42.5% 48.4%
Hispanic Unreported 1.3% 5.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander Unreported 0.1% 1.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska Unreported 0.1% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 100.0% 99.7%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 100.0% 73.8%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 0.0% 25.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 14,807 2,940,057
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 31.1 61
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.6% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.8% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 26.4% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 17.6% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,687 1,121,269
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 10.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 82.9% 86.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.1% 23.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.5% 10.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 7.8% 13.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.8% 12.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.5% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 25.1% 17.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 21.4% 16.0%
$15,000 or less 15.9% 13.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,033 $11,487,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $558 $1,063,000 4.4%
Staff $925 $1,761,000 7.3%
General Administration $426 $812,000 3.4%
School Administration $556 $1,059,000 4.4%
Operation $1,008 $1,920,000 8.0%
Transportation $637 $1,212,000 5.0%
Other $351 $669,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,462 $8,496,000 35.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,170 $4,132,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $12,665 $24,115,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,827 $2,577,379,000 48.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $580 $256,641,000 4.9%
Staff $465 $205,614,000 3.9%
General Administration $349 $154,231,000 2.9%
School Administration $612 $270,616,000 5.1%
Operation $1,057 $467,711,000 8.8%
Transportation $426 $188,522,000 3.6%
Other $289 $127,751,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,778 $1,671,086,000 31.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,355 $1,041,743,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,960 $5,290,208,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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