📍 350 Sombrero Beach Rd, Marathon, Monroe County, 33050
Marathon School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marathon, Monroe County. The school has 707 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Monroe school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marathon School enrolls 707 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 5.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 352 | 50% |
| White | 295 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 707 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 29 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Marathon School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 120.
Marathon School is one of 24 schools in MONROE, based in KEY WEST, Florida. The district serves 8,928 students district-wide and employs 576 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 707 students, Marathon School is larger than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote