MARQUAND-ZION HIGH

Located at 205 E MORLEY ST, in MARQUAND, Missouri, MARQUAND-ZION HIGH is a micro-enrollment high school that hosts 56 students (grades 6 through 12), run under MARQUAND-ZION R-VI. That puts it 89% smaller than the typical public school in Missouri, which averages around 501 students.

Within MARQUAND-ZION R-VI, which oversees 2 schools and 128 students, MARQUAND-ZION HIGH is one campus in the system.

Demographically, MARQUAND-ZION HIGH lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at MARQUAND-ZION HIGH qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Madison County's rate of about 57%.

With demographic context factored in, MARQUAND-ZION HIGH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 68.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Madison County put median household income runs about $54,434, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Madison County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,011 students), of which MARQUAND-ZION HIGH is one.

MARQUAND ELEM. is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARQUAND-ZION HIGH ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 41.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 62 students in 2018 compared to 56 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 7.6:1 in 2018 to 5.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.