MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of the cozy high schools in MARION, New York, overseen by MARION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, with 268 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 60% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 668 students.

MARION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 603 students; MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is among them.

In terms of who attends, MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that 86% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Wayne County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.6%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wayne County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $74,506 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of 37 public schools in Wayne County (combined enrollment of about 13,068 students).

Nearest neighbor: MARION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 2.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MARION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 58.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 20%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 268 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.