MARSHALL ECH CTR

Located at 1600 MEADOWS ST, in MARSHALL, Texas, MARSHALL ECH CTR is a low-enrollment K-5 school that serves 276 students (grade pre-K), one of the schools within MARSHALL ISD. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MARSHALL ECH CTR is one of 8 schools operated by MARSHALL ISD, a district that educates 4,957 students overall.

Demographically, MARSHALL ECH CTR logs that the most-represented group is Black (51%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 40% Hispanic, 7% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Harrison County's rate of about 61%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Harrison County indicate median household income runs about $66,103, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Harrison County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,062 students), of which MARSHALL ECH CTR is one.

The closest other public school is MARSHALL H S, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 313 students in 2018 compared to 276 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 in 2025.

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