Marshall County High School

Marshall County High School is a large senior high in Benton, Kentucky, run under Marshall County. The school instructs 1,201 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Kentucky's public schools average about 558 students each, so Marshall County High School sits 115% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in Marshall County (4,302 students total), Marshall County High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Marshall County High School shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Marshall County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.8:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Marshall County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marshall County High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.1%, the actual is 36.8%, a residual of -10.4 points.

In the area at large, Marshall County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,831 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Marshall County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,302 students), Marshall County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MC Academy, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marshall County High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 1,392 students in 2018 compared to 1,201 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.