Marshville Elementary

Marshville Elementary is a medium-sized primary school in Marshville, North Carolina, run under Union County Public Schools. The school works with 419 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 52 schools in Union County Public Schools (41,272 students total), Marshville Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Marshville Elementary logs that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 11% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Marshville Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Union County (around 41%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Marshville Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Union County) shows that median household earnings sit near $102,900, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Marshville Elementary is one of 58 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students).

Nearest neighbor: East Union Middle, around 1.0 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marshville Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 51.6%.

Marshville Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marshville Elementary has contracted 9%, going from 461 students in 2018 to 419 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 41% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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