Marshall Street School

Located at 1350 Marshall St, in Hagerstown, Maryland, Marshall Street School is a very small unified-grade school that caters to 47 students (grades pre-K through 12), part of Washington County Public Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 83% below the state mean of about 275.

Washington County Public Schools runs 43 schools in total, collectively educating 23,320 students. Marshall Street School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Marshall Street School logs that the most-represented group is White (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 15% Black, 13% multiracial, 2% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 3.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 6.7:1, putting Marshall Street School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at Marshall Street School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Across the wider county, census data for Washington County shows median household earnings sit near $77,747, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Marshall Street School is one of 44 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 23,320 students).

Nearest neighbor: Washington County Job Development Center, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Marshall Street School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 50 (now 47). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 6% to 19%.

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