MARLIN HIGH

MARLIN HIGH, a modestly sized 9-12 campus in MARLIN, Texas, one of the schools within MARLIN ISD, instructs 347 students, covering grades 7 through 12. That puts it 56% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

MARLIN HIGH is one of 3 schools operated by MARLIN ISD, a district that instructs 843 students overall.

On demographics, MARLIN HIGH reports that 53% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 39% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 19% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Falls County (around 79%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MARLIN HIGH performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.9%, the actual is 23.3%, a residual of -7.5 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Falls County indicate median household earnings sit near $57,247, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Falls County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,358 students), of which MARLIN HIGH is one.

The closest other public school is MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MARLIN HIGH at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 74%: 200 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 32% to 39% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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