Education
- Public Education Facilities
Marion is served by two public school districts, the two districts have discussed merging on a number of occasions, dating back to the 1950s. Such a consolidation seems unlikely now, given the size of each school.
Marion Independent School District encompasses much of the south and east sides of Marion.
Linn-Mar Community School District includes land primarily on Marion's north, west, and far east sides and areas of Cedar Rapids. Linn-Mar is one of the fastest growing school systems in the state of Iowa.
- Private Education Facilities
St. Joseph School is a prekindergarten through 8th Grade school founded in 1947. It is a Co-ed school with approximately 184 students enrolled.
Grace Baptist School is a K-12 co-ed school with 52 students enrolled.
- College Educational Facilities
Kirkwood Community College has a satellite campus in Marion.
Being part of the Cedar Rapids metropolitan area Marion citizens have access to all of the advanced education opportunities that are available in the area. See the Cedar Rapids Education section for more details.
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