Marion Community Unit School District 2
School district in Marion, Illinois, United States
Marion Community Unit School District 2 is a school district headquartered in Marion, Illinois. It serves sections of Williamson County and Johnson County. It serves thirteen townships, with all but one in Williamson County. Marion CUSD 2 now covers approximately 159 square miles.
Marion CUSD includes almost all of the city limits of Marion, as well as Creal Springs, Pittsburg and Spillertown.
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 53 square miles (140 km2) of area, though through annexations it grew to 159 square miles (410 km2).
In 2017 Marion CUSD 2 opened a new 330,000-square-foot (31,000 m2) high school. The new campus accommodates 21st-century learning with a science and technology (STEM) lab, a performing arts and visual center, a technical and vocational education center including learning labs in culinary arts, agricultural science, building trades, and automotive repair. The new facility includes a new health education center with an indoor track, basketball and tennis courts, a dance rehearsal area, and a fitness center.
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