John Marshall High

John Marshall High, a low-enrollment high school, is located in Richmond, Virginia. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 645 students. That puts enrollment 47% below the 1,213-student average for high schools in Virginia.

In Richmond City Public Schools, 47 schools enroll a combined 20,962 students.

About 77% of the student body at John Marshall High is Black. Other students are 13% White, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Richmond city residents are about 41% Black. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at John Marshall High are from different groups.

Classroom staffing at John Marshall High totals 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. The average for high schools in Virginia, 13.9:1, is higher.

American Community Survey estimates for Richmond city show that the median household earns about $64,587 a year, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Across Richmond city, 61 public schools serve about 20,253 students.

Richmond Career Education and Employment Charter School sits less than a tenth of a mile from John Marshall High. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

John Marshall High falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 496 (2020-21) to 645 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.2:1, from 12.4:1.

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