Marion Intermediate

Located at 2320 North Highway 41-A, in Marion, South Carolina, Marion Intermediate is a modestly sized K-5 school that works with 390 students (grades 3 through 5), part of Marion 10. Compared to the state average of about 526 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.

Marion 10 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,633 students. Marion Intermediate is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Marion Intermediate shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (81%). The remainder reads as 12% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marion County) records that median household income runs about $36,301, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 22%. Marion Intermediate is one of 10 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 3,633 students).

Nearest neighbor: Easterling Primary, around 1.1 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marion Intermediate has contracted 37%, going from 616 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 17% to 12% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.0:1 in 2018 to 22.9:1 today.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.