MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER

Set in MARLIN, Texas, MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER is a tiny unified-grade school, part of MARLIN ISD. It enrolls 17 students across grades 3 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 96% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

MARLIN ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 843 students. MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER logs that 47% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 41% Hispanic, 6% White, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Falls County as a whole is about 19% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER records 2 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Falls County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Falls County) logs that median household earnings sit near $57,247, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. MARLIN OPPORTUNITY CENTER is one of 10 public schools in Falls County (combined enrollment of about 2,358 students).

MARLIN HIGH is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

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