MMCRU High School

MMCRU High School is one of the tight-knit 9-12 campuss in Marcus, Iowa, overseen by Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District, with 213 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 54% smaller than the state mean of about 468.

MMCRU High School is one of 2 schools operated by Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Comm School District, a district that caters to 379 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MMCRU High School logs that nearly all students (90%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting MMCRU High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 29% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Cherokee County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MMCRU High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 77.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Cherokee County) logs that median household income runs about $71,269, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. MMCRU High School is one of 8 public schools in Cherokee County (combined enrollment of about 2,048 students).

The closest other public school is MMCRU Marcus Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, MMCRU High School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 79.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 29%: 165 students in 2018 compared to 213 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.4:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.