MARION H S

Located at 506 BULLDOG DR, in MARION, Texas, MARION H S is a modestly sized secondary school that caters to 516 students (grades 9 through 12), part of MARION ISD. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.

MARION ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,709 students; MARION H S is among them.

On demographics, MARION H S records that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 47% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Guadalupe County (around 45%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MARION H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.3%.

In the surrounding community, Guadalupe County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,375, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MARION H S is one of 49 public schools in Guadalupe County (combined enrollment of about 30,977 students).

MARION ALTERNATIVE CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, MARION H S comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 49.8%.

MARION H S operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. MARION H S's enrollment has climbed 19% since 2018, when it stood at 433 (now 516). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 59% to 47%. Class-load math has grew: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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