WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL

WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL, a cozy high school in Foxworth, Mississippi, overseen by Marion County School District, hosts 347 students, covering grades 9 through 13. By comparison, Mississippi's public schools average about 651 students each, so WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL sits 47% below that benchmark.

Marion County School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 1,794 students; WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL logs that 63% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 32% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Marion County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.6:1. The state averages around 12.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% 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 Marion County (around 89%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 47.6%; WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL posts 64.0%, +16.4 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Marion County) shows that median household income runs about $45,110, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,667 students), of which WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL is one.

WEST MARION MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 43% since 2018, when it stood at 613 (now 347). White enrollment moved from 70% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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