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Alumni: what's one memory from MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
652
High
DISTRICT 243 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSON·NCES 120096001065
MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL
3546 CAVERNS RD, MARIANNA, FL 32446 · (850) 482-9605 · Jackson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Florida public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
259 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 173 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 162 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 146 | 22% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
56.0%
FL avg 56.7% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 34.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL
MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL this school | 652 | 39.7% | 53.9% |
| NEWBERRY HIGH SCHOOL NEWBERRY | 791 | 47.2% | 59.2% |
| BALDWIN MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL JACKSONVILLE | 1,462 | 37.5% | 34.4% |
| BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BLOUNTSTOWN | 658 | 43.0% | 57.0% |
| SNEADS HIGH SCHOOL SNEADS | 340 | 40.6% | 53.6% |
| SANTA FE HIGH SCHOOL ALACHUA | 1,132 | 41.6% | 54.2% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #256 of 555 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #219 of 549 ▲ 80 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #277 of 559 ▼ 24 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #460 of 830 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #87 of 575 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #216 of 594 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #362 of 630 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #106 of 289 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
652
-86 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 881
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 652 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 40% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 42% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 634 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 40% (253) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 40 | 18.4:1 | 39% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 754 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 37% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 765 | 42 | 18.2:1 | 54% (410) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | 45 | 17.0:1 | 37% (285) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 41 | 17.6:1 | 33% (239) |
| 1990-91 | 881 | 53 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL.
About MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL
MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL is a small high school located in MARIANNA, Florida. The school's enrollment of 652 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 37% lower than the average for high schools in Florida, which is about 1,035.
MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL is run by JACKSON, whose 18 schools enroll 5,839 students.
White students make up a majority at MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL, at 51%. Next come 33% Black, 8% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. That compares with about 66% White among all Jackson County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.1:1, with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 23.5:1 average for high schools in Florida. Lunch subsidy eligibility at MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL is 40%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Jackson County is 53%.
allk12 grades MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with Florida public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL is -7.3 points: 53.9% actual, 61.3% predicted.
Federal survey data for Jackson County show that the median household income is $49,149, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Jackson County is home to 23 public schools and about 5,839 public school students.
Nearby, MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL is about 1.4 miles away. Within five miles of MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data show a 12% enrollment decrease, from 738 in 2020-21 to 652 in 2024-25.
Discussions about MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,250
Census ACS
Median income
$49,149
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
5,839 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JACKSON
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,685 students
- SNEADS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 574 students
- MALONE SCHOOLCombined · 559 students
- COTTONDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 471 students
- COTTONDALE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 419 students
- GRACEVILLE SCHOOLCombined · 400 students
Other schools in MARIANNA
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOLElementary · 1,685 students
- JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 129 students
- HOPE SCHOOLCombined · 103 students
- CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN'S LEARNINGCombined · 40 students
- JACKSON VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined · 39 students
- JACKSON ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLCombined · 22 students
Nearby schools
- MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL1.4 mi · 1,685
- HOPE SCHOOL2.3 mi · 103
- JACKSON COUNTY HOME/NIGHT INSTRUCTION2.9 mi · 2
- JACKSON VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM2.9 mi · 39
- JACKSON COUNTY TEEN PARENTING PROGRAM3.0 mi · 6
- JACKSON COUNTY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER3.0 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOLHow many students attend MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL?
MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 652 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 18.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL?
At MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 51% White, 8% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by JACKSON.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.