Marshall High

Marshall High is a secondary school of compact scale in Marshall, Wisconsin, overseen by Marshall School District, works with 281 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 475 students per school, that is 41% leaner than typical.

Across the 5 schools in Marshall School District (1,094 students total), Marshall High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Marshall High lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Marshall High has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.6:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Marshall High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 56.3%, the actual is 44.1%, a residual of -12.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Dane County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,975 per year, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Marshall High is one of 169 public schools in Dane County (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students).

The closest other public school is Marshall Elementary, roughly 0.1 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Marshall High ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 14%: 325 students in 2018 compared to 281 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 71% to 62% across the same window.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.