Marshall Academy

Marshall Academy is one of the average-sized combined-grade schools in MARSHALL, Michigan, operated by Marshall Academy, with 242 students on its rolls from grades K through 12.

Operationally, Marshall Academy answers to Marshall Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Marshall Academy records that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest consists of 29% Black, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Marshall Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at Marshall Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, Calhoun County reports that median household income runs about $63,177, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Calhoun County's 56 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,982 students), Marshall Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hughes Elementary School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The school occupies a countryside site. As a public charter, Marshall Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marshall Academy has fell 12%, going from 275 students in 2018 to 242 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 64% across the same window.

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