| Address: | 1700 West Cherry Street |
| City: | Marion |
| State: | Illinois |
| Zipcode: | 62959 |
| Country: | United States |
| Type: | Public |
| Grades: | PreK–12 |
| Superintendent: | Becky Moss |
| Colors: | Navy Blue Gold |
| Mascot: | Wildcats |
| Students: | 3,729 |
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 Community Unit School District 2 is proud of its comprehensive educational program. Marion CUSD 2 is a school district that is 'Teaching Tomorrow's Leaders Today'. Marion CUSD 2 is also making great strides in the area of technology by becoming a Google for Education School District. In August 2020, each K-12 student received a Chromebook to accommodate digital and extended learning experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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 53sqmi of area, though through annexations it grew to 159sqmi.[1]
In 2017 Marion CUSD 2 opened a new 330,000 square foot, state-of-the-art high school. It's design is unrivaled in Southern Illinois for both academics and extra-curricular activities. 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. The health education center also includes a Shawnee Health Center for students, teachers, staff, and parents. The educational wing better accommodates the wide variety of honors, advanced placement, capstone vocational courses, and college dual credit opportunities with John A. Logan College that prepare students for experiences in the workplace and at universities and colleges throughout the nation.[2]