Marshall EC Voluntary PreK

Marshall EC Voluntary PreK is one of the micro-enrollment K-5 schools in MARSHALL, Minnesota, overseen by MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 114 students on its rolls from grade pre-K. That puts it 67% smaller than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 344 students.

Marshall EC Voluntary PreK is one of 7 schools operated by MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that teaches 2,664 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Marshall EC Voluntary PreK shows that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 29% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Lyon County as a whole is about 82% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Lyon County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Lyon County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $75,303 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Marshall EC Voluntary PreK is one of 21 public schools in Lyon County (combined enrollment of about 4,803 students).

The closest other public school is PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Marshall EC Voluntary PreK.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 58%: 72 students in 2018 compared to 114 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 43% across the same window.

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