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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
886
High
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 371
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271894000892
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
400 TIGER DR, MARSHALL, MN 56258 · (507) 537-6920 · Lyon County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL886 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 16.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
377 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 48%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
47.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
44.2%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
886
+62 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.1:1
% White
60%
was 67%
% Hispanic
16%
was 14%
% Black
8%
was 8%
% Asian
10%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, a sizable four-year high school in MARSHALL, Minnesota, operated by MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, serves 886 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 139% above typical.
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is one of 7 schools operated by MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 2,664 students overall.
In terms of who attends, MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 43% of students at MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 44.5%.
Across the wider county, census data for Lyon County shows median household earnings sit near $75,303, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Lyon County runs 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,803 students), of which MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is one.
The closest other public school is Marshall Area Learning Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 8%: 824 students in 2018 compared to 886 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 67% to 60%.
On this page, members of the MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,503
Census ACS
Median income
$75,303
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
4,803 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
- Southview ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- PARK SIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- Marshall EC Voluntary PreKElementary · 114 students
- Marshall Area Learning CenterHigh · 76 students
- Marshall Career and Technical InstiHigh · 2 students
Other schools in MARSHALL
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 655 students
- Southview ElementaryElementary · 524 students
- PARK SIDE ELEMENTARYElementary · 407 students
- Marshall EC Voluntary PreKElementary · 114 students
- Marshall Area Learning CenterHigh · 76 students
- SWWC ELC - MarshallCombined · 11 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Area Learning Center0.4 mi · 76
- SWWC ELC - Marshall0.4 mi · 11
- Marshall EC Voluntary PreK1.1 mi · 114
- PARK SIDE ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 407
- Project Search-Avera Marshall1.4 mi · 9
- MARSHALL MIDDLE SCHOOL1.9 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 886 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL have?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL?
At MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 60% White, 16% Hispanic, 8% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL public or private?
MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by MARSHALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.