Marion High School

What Marion High School does

Marion High School is a public secondary school serving students in grades 9-12 in Marion, Illinois, operating as the secondary institution within Marion Community Unit School District 2 (CUSD #2). The school delivers a comprehensive academic portfolio including 15+ Advanced Placement courses, dual credit opportunities with regional community colleges, and career and technical education pathways spanning agriculture, business, health sciences (including CNA training), trades, and technology. It also maintains an extensive extracurricular ecosystem of 25+ clubs, athletic programs across multiple sports, performing arts programs, and an AFJROTC citizenship program. Student support services include guidance and college counseling, special education, social work, and an on-campus Wellness Center operated through a partnership with Shawnee Health Services that provides medical and behavioral health care.

The school is operated under Illinois state public education law, governed by an elected board of education, and funded through local property taxes, state education funding, and federal education grants rather than commercial revenue. No tuition is charged to district residents. The technology infrastructure is built on standard educational SaaS platforms: Finalsite powers the school's public website (mhs.marionunit2.org), Infinite Campus serves as the student information system with a parent portal for grades, attendance, and meal account management, and Google Workspace for Education (including Google Classroom, Calendar, and Sites) supports instructional delivery. Additional integrations include Jostens for yearbook ordering, Parchment for official transcript requests, and Khan Academy/ACT Academy for standardized test preparation.

The school employs 38 staff and is led by Principal Joseph Williams, with Ryan Goodisky serving as Athletic Director/Assistant Principal and Justin Barrington as Assistant Principal. The Director of Guidance is Toby Misner. Marketing and community engagement occur through the official website, district Facebook and Twitter accounts, a YouTube channel, and the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. As a publicly funded institution within a defined geographic catchment, the school's enrollment is determined by residency within CUSD #2 boundaries, and it faces no direct commercial competitors for its core service of public secondary education.

Name

Marion High School

Legal name

Marion Community Unit School District 2

Website

https://mhs.marionunit2.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marion High School is a public secondary school (grades 9-12) in Marion, Illinois, serving district residents with comprehensive academic, CTE, athletic, and extracurricular programs, funded through public taxation via Marion Community Unit School District 2.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Physical Education (PE) & Fitness Programs (EDAJAJAC)

Keywords

• Secondary education services
• Public high school
• College preparatory programs
• Career technical education
• Student support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Marion

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Marion High School delivers comprehensive secondary education to students in grades 9-12, including core academic subjects, 15+ Advanced Placement courses, dual credit courses through community college partnerships, and an extensive Career and Technical Education catalog (automotive, welding, agriculture, culinary arts, drafting, building trades, family consumer sciences). It supplements academics with athletics, 25+ clubs and honor societies, AFJROTC, performing arts, special education services, college and career guidance counseling, and an on-campus wellness center operated by Shawnee Health Services.

Product overview

Marion High School is a comprehensive public high school offering a diverse educational portfolio. The school provides core academic programs including AP courses, alongside specialized Career and Technical Education (woodworking, auto mechanics, agriculture, culinary arts, drafting), Business Education (programming, digital media, marketing), Health Science Careers (CNA training), Fine Arts, Music, and World Languages. The institution operates extracurricular programs including MARS Robotics competitive team, AFJROTC, athletics, and various clubs. Student support services include guidance counseling, special education, and an on-site wellness center partnered with Shawnee Health Services. The school uses technology platforms including Infinite Campus for student information, Google Classroom for learning management, and Finalsite for its website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career and Technical Education Programs Vocational and technical training programs covering automotive mechanics, building trades, carpentry, welding, agriculture, drafting, culinary arts, and family consumer sciences, designed for Marion High School students seeking career-ready skills.
• Business Education Programs
• Health Science Careers Program
• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
• Robotics Club (MARS Robotics)
• AFJROTC Program
• Fine Arts Programs
• Music Programs
• Athletics Program
• Guidance and College Counseling Services
• Special Education Services
• World Languages Program
• Wellness Center
• Dual Credit Courses

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Shawnee Health ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarion Wellness Center, a division of Shawnee Health Services, operates on campus in the Health Education Center (HEC) providing convenient, affordable, and quality medical and behavioral health care to all members of Marion CUSD #2 students, staff, and families.
• Infinite CampuscoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent information system providing parent portal for accessing student grades, attendance, schedules, and meal account management; hosted at marioncusd2il.infinitecampus.org
• Jostens YearbooksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial yearbook provider for Marion High School; students and families order yearbooks through the Jostens yearbooks platform at jostensyearbooks.com
• GooglecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Workspace for Education integration including Google Calendar for event management, Google Classroom for assignments and communication, and Google Sites for teacher websites
• FinalsitecoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite platform provider powering the official Marion High School website with content management system

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Centralia High School: Public high school in Centralia, Illinois, in the same South-Central Illinois region as Marion. Comparable as a comprehensive public high school offering AP, dual credit, CTE, athletics, and performing arts for a similar demographic catchment.
• Du Quoin High School: Public high school in Du Quoin, Illinois, in the same Southern Illinois region as Marion. Comparable in scale, structure, and program mix, including athletics, CTE, and academic offerings for a similar demographic catchment.
• Benton Consolidated High School: Public high school in Benton, Illinois, in the Southern Illinois region near Marion. Comparable in scale and program mix (AP, CTE, athletics, JROTC) serving a similar rural/small-city Southern Illinois community.
• Herrin High School: Public high school in Herrin, Illinois, a neighboring community within a few miles of Marion. Operates as a similarly sized public high school with comparable academic, athletic, and CTE programs serving the same regional labor market.
• Massac County High School: Public high school in Metropolis, Illinois, in the same Southern Illinois region as Marion. Comparable as a comprehensive public high school with similar program breadth (AP, CTE, athletics) serving a small-city Southern Illinois community.
• Anna-Jonesboro Community High School: Public high school in Anna, Illinois, in the same Southern Illinois region as Marion. Comparable as a comprehensive public high school with AP, CTE, athletics, and performing arts serving a similar rural/small-city demographic base.
• Murphysboro High School: Public high school in Murphysboro, Illinois, in the same Southern Illinois region as Marion. Comparable in scale and program breadth, including AP, CTE, and athletic offerings serving a comparable rural/small-city demographic.
• Carbondale Community High School: Public high school serving Carbondale, Illinois, in the same Southern Illinois region as Marion. Comparable as a similarly sized comprehensive public high school with overlapping academic, athletic, and CTE offerings serving a comparable demographic base.
• West Frankfort High School: Public high school in West Frankfort, Illinois, located in the same Southern Illinois region as Marion. Comparable as a similarly sized comprehensive public high school with overlapping CTE, athletics, and academic programs.
• Mount Vernon High School: Public high school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, serving as the secondary school for Mount Vernon Township High School District 201. Comparable in scale, structure, and program breadth to Marion High School, including AP, CTE, athletics, and extracurricular offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MarionUnit2
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCFAEcnNdSvMEqy6BRxHNiMQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/MarionUnit2
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/marion-high-school-44

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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