Wednesday Fun Find: Top 12 Facts About Marion Independent School District

For today's Today in Marion post I thought I'd highlight a PDF I found on the Marion Independent School District website touting some of their finer characteristics, as well as their unique status as a haven for area home schoolers.

For those of you who can't read the PDF, here's the list of items below:

• Student to Computer Ratio is 1:4
• MISD Average Attendance was 96%
• During the 2010-2011 School Year 75% of MISD Students Taking the ACT Over the Past Six Years Have Averaged 20 or Better, An Indicator For College Success
• The Class of 2011 (138 Students) left Marion High School with 531 College Credits that Could Be Used Toward A Post-Secondary Diploma in Various Disciplines
• 292 Employees
• 160 Teachers of Which Forty-Percent Have Advanced Degrees or National Board Certification
  
• MISD Served 260,363 Meals during the 2010-2011 School Year
• 88% of Students Participate in More Than 50 Different Extra-Curricular Activities at the High School Level
• Graduation Rate is 95.5% for the 2010-2011 School Year
• 2,862 Students: Enrollment has increased by 25% since 2000
• Largest Home School Assistance Program in Iowa: MISD serves over 825 Home School students
• 13 Buses Transported MISD Student Over 93,696 Miles During the 2010-2011 School Year
• Seven Buildings

• Bright Beginnings Pre School
• Emerson Elementary School (Grades K -3)
• Starry Elementary School (Grades K- 3)
• Francis Marion Intermediate School (Grades 4-5)
• Vernon Middle School (Grades 6-8)
• Marion High School (Grades 9-12)
• Marion Home School Assistance Program
• Over 393,000 square feet maintained daily