Marion High School - 01

Marion High School - 01 is one of the tiny four-year high schools in Marion, South Dakota, overseen by Marion School District 60-3, with 62 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 72% leaner than the typical public school in South Dakota, which averages around 225 students.

Marion School District 60-3 runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 208 students. Marion High School - 01 is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Marion High School - 01 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest is composed of 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Marion High School - 01 reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. The state averages around 20.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Turner County's rate of about 27%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Turner County) logs that median household income runs about $75,771, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Turner County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,459 students), of which Marion High School - 01 is one.

The closest other public school is Marion Elementary - 02, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Marion High School - 01.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Marion High School - 01's enrollment has climbed 5% since 2018, when it stood at 59 (now 62). The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 82% over that span.

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