Lake Marion High School

Lake Marion High School, a small high school in Santee, South Carolina, overseen by Orangeburg, caters to 692 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 27% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Within Orangeburg, which oversees 27 schools and 10,462 students, Lake Marion High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lake Marion High School logs that 85% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest comes out to 8% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 61% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lake Marion High School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, Orangeburg County reports that median household income runs about $45,675, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Orangeburg County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,507 students), of which Lake Marion High School is one.

The closest other public school is Lake Marion Middle, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lake Marion High School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.