MARATHON SCHOOL

As a low-enrollment senior high in MARATHON, Florida, MARATHON SCHOOL educates 809 students from grades 6 through 12, operated by MONROE. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 1,035.

MONROE runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 8,928 students. MARATHON SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, MARATHON SCHOOL lists that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 37% White, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, MARATHON SCHOOL logs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages around 23.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, MARATHON SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.5%, the actual is 43.3%, a residual of -13.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Monroe County put the typical household earns roughly $87,738 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARATHON SCHOOL is one of 25 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 8,928 students).

Nearest neighbor: STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 1.2 miles off. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARATHON SCHOOL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.6%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARATHON SCHOOL has edged up 27%, going from 639 students in 2018 to 809 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 49% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 today.

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