Enrollment
295
High
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 668
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 361845001661
MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL
1 PARK ST, MARATHON, NY 13803 · (607) 849-3251 · Cortland County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 11.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
139 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
69.1%
NY avg 58.3% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
70.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for New York 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 New York'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
295
+9 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.9:1
was 8.7:1
% White
97%
was 94%
% Hispanic
1%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL
Set in MARATHON, New York, MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL is a small secondary school, operated by MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT. It serves 295 students across grades 7 through 12. That puts it 56% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.
MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 673 students; MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL is among them.
On demographics, MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%).
Looking at the economic backdrop, MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.9:1. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.7%, the actual is 66.0%, a residual of +8.4 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Cortland County put median household earnings sit near $70,418, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL is one of 17 public schools in Cortland County (combined enrollment of about 5,381 students).
WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.9%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Five-year trend. MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 286 (now 295).
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Cortland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,246
Census ACS
Median income
$70,418
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,381 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
- WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
Other schools in MARATHON
- WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 378 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM APPLEBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL1.0 mi · 378
- CARYL E ADAMS PRIMARY SCHOOL7.6 mi · 453
- WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL7.7 mi · 393
- TIOUGHNIOGA RIVERSIDE ACADEMY8.2 mi · 528
- CINCINNATUS MIDDLE SCHOOL10.0 mi · 125
- CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL10.0 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About MARATHON HIGH SCHOOLHow large is MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL?
MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 295 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL serve?
MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 8.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL?
At MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL?
MARATHON HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by MARATHON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT in Cortland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.