Marion County Middle School

Located at 1155 Hwy. 327, in Lebanon, Kentucky, Marion County Middle School is a low-enrollment 6-8 campus that serves 290 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Marion County. That puts it 48% leaner than the typical public school in Kentucky, which averages around 558 students.

Within Marion County, which oversees 8 schools and 3,036 students, Marion County Middle School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Marion County Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Marion County Middle School shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Marion County Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.9%, the actual is 53.8%, a residual of +8.9 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Marion County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,627, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Marion County Middle School is one of 9 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 3,036 students).

Nearest neighbor: West Marion Elementary School, around 3.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marion County Middle School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Marion County Middle School's enrollment has contracted 40% since 2018, when it stood at 481 (now 290). The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 7% to 2% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Marion County Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.