John Marshall High School

John Marshall High School, a big high school in Glen Dale, West Virginia, run under Marshall County Schools, works with 1,048 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 640 students per school, that is 64% bigger than typical.

Within Marshall County Schools, which oversees 13 schools and 4,134 students, John Marshall High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, John Marshall High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). The remainder comes out to 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 93 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Marshall County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,169 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marshall County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,134 students), of which John Marshall High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Glen Dale Elementary School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around John Marshall High School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John Marshall High School has shrank 7%, going from 1,128 students in 2018 to 1,048 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.