Marion High

Marion High is a 9-12 campus of close-knit scale in Marion, South Carolina, run under Marion 10, teacheing 572 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in South Carolina, which averages around 953 students.

Within Marion 10, which oversees 9 schools and 3,633 students, Marion High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Marion High logs that nearly all students (83%) are Black. The remainder is composed of 11% White, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 55% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Marion High higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Marion County reports that median household earnings sit near $36,301, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,633 students), of which Marion High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Johnakin Middle, around 0.6 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Marion High operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 703 students in 2018 compared to 572 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 23% to 11%. Class-load math has rose: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.