📍 407 West Bon Tempt Street, Marksville, Avoyelles Parish, 71351
Marksville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marksville, Avoyelles Parish. The school has 675 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Avoyelles Parish school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marksville High School enrolls 675 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 42% Black or African American and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 332 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 286 | 42% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
401 of the school's 675 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 401 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Marksville High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 LA-50, state senate district 28, state house district 28.
Marksville High School is one of 10 schools in Avoyelles Parish, based in Marksville, Louisiana. The district serves 4,794 students district-wide and employs 237 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 675 students, Marksville High School is larger than the district average of about 479 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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