District overview
Marion County School District
What Marion County board records show from September 2025 through August 2026.
What is shaping the district?
Marion County serves about 3,100 students. Its largest documented project is a renovation and addition at the Area Technology Center.
3,129 students
Federal finance data report 3,129 students in 2023-24.
$13,969 per student
Federal data report current spending per student for 2023-24.
$7.67 million contract
The board awarded the career-center renovation and addition in April 2026.
The minutes do not provide a complete project schedule or final all-in cost.
Where the district stands
2023-24 federal district finance data.
Federal 2023-24 current-spending measure; context rather than a current budget-year figure.
Major projects
Area Technology Center renovation and addition
Construction contract awarded and payments startedThe board approved design and construction steps, awarded the project to Calhoun Construction, and later approved the first payment application.
- Updated construction drawings approved
- $7,666,335 construction contract awarded
- First contractor payment approved
Funding
District construction funding; the awarded construction contract is $7,666,335, excluding other possible project costs.
Playground replacements
Grant application approvedThe board authorized a grant application for playground replacements.
- Grant application approved
Funding
Proposed grant funding; amount not stated in the minutes.
All 39 official records were reviewed chronologically, pairing agendas and minutes for the same meeting. Federal finance context comes from the 2023-24 Annual Survey of School System Finances.
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