📍 527 East Marion School Road, Columbia, Marion County, 39429
East Marion High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Columbia, Marion County. The school has 330 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion Co School Dist school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Marion High School enrolls 330 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Black or African American, 25% White and 1.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 240 | 73% |
| White | 84 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 330 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 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.
East Marion High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 MS-30, state senate district 40, state house district 100.
East Marion High School is one of 7 schools in Marion County School District, based in Columbia, Mississippi. The district serves 1,794 students district-wide and employs 162 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 330 students, East Marion High School is larger than the district average of about 256 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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