Project Search-Avera Marshall

Project Search-Avera Marshall is a senior high of tiny scale in MARSHALL, Minnesota, run under Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop, hosting 9 students in grade 12. Compared to the state average of about 371 students per school, that is 98% below typical.

Region 6 and 8-SW/WC Service Coop runs 10 schools in total, collectively educating 292 students. Project Search-Avera Marshall is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Project Search-Avera Marshall records that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 22% Hispanic, 11% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

On the resource side, On paper, Project Search-Avera Marshall has 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.3:1 average. Around 44% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, 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 Project Search-Avera Marshall is one.

Marshall EC Voluntary PreK is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Project Search-Avera Marshall.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 9 students in 2018 compared to 9 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 56% to 67% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.