Enrollment
159
High
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 410
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION-FLORENCE·NCES 200924000948
Marion High
701 E Main, Marion, KS 66861 · (620) 382-2168 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL159 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 11.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
61 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 51%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Marion-Florence. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
37.8%
KS avg 44.5% . +11.3pp since 2023
Math
35.5%
KS avg 38.8% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of KS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Kansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
159
-13 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 14.7:1
% White
86%
was 95%
% Hispanic
8%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Marion High
Marion High is a tiny 9-12 campus in Marion, Kansas, operated by Marion-Florence. The school caters to 159 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 61% below the typical public school in Kansas, which averages around 410 students.
Marion High is one of 3 schools operated by Marion-Florence, a district that caters to 516 students overall.
In terms of who attends, Marion High records that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Marion High has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.9:1 average. Roughly 38% of students at Marion High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Marion High is in the bottom 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 43.8%; Marion High posts 28.8%, -15.1 points below that line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that median household income runs about $64,695, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,153 students), of which Marion High is one.
Nearest neighbor: Marion Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Marion High. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Marion High at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 40.2%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 159 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 95% to 86% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,754
Census ACS
Median income
$64,695
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,153 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marion-Florence
- Marion ElemElementary · 238 students
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 119 students
Other schools in Marion
- Marion ElemElementary · 238 students
- Marion MiddleMiddle · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Marion Middle0.1 mi · 119
- Marion Elem0.5 mi · 238
- Hillsboro Elem9.8 mi · 286
- Hillsboro Middle/High School10.0 mi · 310
- Centre12.6 mi · 183
- Kansas Online Learning Program12.6 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Marion HighWhat is the total enrollment at Marion High?
Marion High enrolls approximately 159 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Marion High serve?
Marion High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Marion High?
Approximately 10.1:1 students per teacher at Marion High.
How diverse is Marion High?
Marion High reports a student body of 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Marion High in?
Marion High is part of Marion-Florence.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.