EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL

EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL operates as an one-room-style 9-12 campus in Columbia, Mississippi, operated by Marion County School District. Current enrollment sits at 216 students spanning grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 67% leaner than the state mean of about 651.

Within Marion County School District, which oversees 6 schools and 1,794 students, EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL lists that 80% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. The remainder is composed of 18% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL shows 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 89%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.3%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household income runs about $45,110, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 3,667 students).

Nearest neighbor: EAST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EAST MARION HIGH SCHOOL.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 33%: 323 students in 2018 compared to 216 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 29% to 18% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

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