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How has Marshall County High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,201
High
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL COUNTY·NCES 210381000976
Marshall County High School
416 High School Rd, Benton, KY 42025 · (270) 527-1453 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,201 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Kentucky 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
579 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 339 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 302 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 297 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 257 | 21% |
| Ungraded | 6 | 0% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 47% · 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
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
42.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
43.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 Marshall County High School
Marshall County High School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall County High School this school | 1,201 | 48.2% | 36.8% |
| Madison Southern High School Berea | 1,224 | 47.5% | 57.0% |
| Barren County High School Glasgow | 1,220 | 49.1% | 36.5% |
| Muhlenberg County High School Greenville | 1,123 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| Harrison County High School Cynthiana | 881 | 46.8% | 32.8% |
| Anderson County High School Lawrenceburg | 1,157 | 44.2% | 37.0% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Marshall County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #115 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #100 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #152 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,201 | #56 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #177 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #166 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #172 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.7% | #31 of 139 |
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
1,201
-144 (-11%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 1,260
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 1,201 | 63.8 | 18.8:1 | 48% (579) |
| 2023-24 | 1,216 | 64.4 | 18.9:1 | 52% (633) |
| 2022-23 | 1,256 | 67.5 | 18.6:1 | 43% (538) |
| 2020-21 | 1,345 | 65 | 20.7:1 | 43% (585) |
| 2017-18 | 1,392 | 71.2 | 19.6:1 | 45% (620) |
| 2015-16 | 1,384 | 73 | 19.0:1 | 42% (584) |
| 2010-11 | 1,386 | 79 | 17.5:1 | 40% (548) |
| 2000-01 | 1,389 | 72 | 19.3:1 | 18% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 1,260 | 69 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshall County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,392 to 1,201); teachers down 10% (71.2 to 63.8).
About Marshall County High School
Marshall County High School is a large high school with its address in Benton, Kentucky. It reports enrollment of 1,201 students in grades 9 through 12. The school is 115% larger than the average for high schools in Kentucky.
Marshall County High School is one of the 11 schools that make up Marshall County (4,302 students in total).
By race and ethnicity, Marshall County High School is 93% White. Next come 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Marshall County, where about 96% of residents are White. The diversity index for Marshall County High School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 18.8:1. The average for high schools in Kentucky, 16.6:1, is lower. Of all students at Marshall County High School, 48% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 57% average for public schools in Marshall County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Marshall County High School lands at C+, ahead of 37% of Kentucky public high schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Marshall County High School is -10.4 points: 36.8% actual, 47.1% predicted.
The school's county is Marshall County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $65,831 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Marshall County High School shares Marshall County with 11 other public schools.
MC Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Marshall County High School places 7th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Marshall County High School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 1,345 to 1,201, an 11% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 20.7:1 to 18.8:1.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,743
Census ACS
Median income
$65,831
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshall County
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- North Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- South Marshall MiddleMiddle · 432 students
- Calvert City Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Sharpe Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
Other schools in Benton
- Benton Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- South Marshall MiddleMiddle · 432 students
- Sharpe Elementary SchoolElementary · 276 students
- Jonathan Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
- South Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 241 students
Nearby schools
- MC Academy0.1 mi · 100
- Central Elementary School1.0 mi · 480
- North Marshall Middle School3.6 mi · 487
- Benton Elementary School3.9 mi · 528
- Purchase Youth Village3.9 mi · 22
- South Marshall Middle6.6 mi · 432
Frequently asked questions
About Marshall County High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marshall County High School?
Marshall County High School enrolls approximately 1,201 students in grades 09-12.
Is Marshall County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marshall County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall County High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marshall County High School is approximately 18.8:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marshall County High School?
At Marshall County High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Marshall County High School public or private?
Marshall County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.