MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL

As a big primary school in MARIANNA, Florida, MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL works with 1,685 students from grades K through 8, operated by JACKSON. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL sits 179% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 18 schools in JACKSON (5,839 students total), MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 36% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 66% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL lists 118 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.5:1 average. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

In the broader community, census data for Jackson County shows median household earnings sit near $49,149, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Jackson County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,839 students), MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MARIANNA HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around MARIANNA K-8 SCHOOL.

The school occupies a countryside site.

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