📍 1205 South Main Street, Marion, Marion County, 29571
Marion High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Marion, Marion County. The school has 628 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Marion 10 school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Marion High enrolls 628 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Black or African American, 15% White and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 503 | 80% |
| White | 93 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
628 of the school's 628 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 628 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.
Marion High is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 SC-70, state senate district 30, state house district 57.
Marion High is one of 10 schools in Marion 10, based in Marion, South Carolina. The district serves 3,633 students district-wide and employs 256 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 628 students, Marion High is larger than the district average of about 363 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant