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Marion High

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Marion High ranks 141 st of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

141^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 235 South Carolina High Schools

Better than 40% of South Carolina high schools

Summary

Marion High is a public high school located in Marion, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 597 students. The school is part of the Marion 10 school district, which is ranked 69 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marion High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of South Carolina high schools, with a ranking of 141 out of 235 schools in the 2024-2025 school year, rated 2 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance, as measured by end-of-course (EOCEP) test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 37.5% of students were proficient or better in Algebra 1/Mathematics, compared to 63.21% in the Marion 10 district and 73.95% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in subjects like U.S. History and the Constitution, where only 29.36% of students were proficient or better, compared to 45.53% in the district and 61.47% statewide.

Marion High has had a four-year graduation rate of around 80-85% in recent years, which is slightly below the state average, and a higher dropout rate ranging from 1.6% to 4.0% in the past few years. The school also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 22.5% to 38.0% in recent years, compared to the state and district averages. Despite the school's high per-student spending of $16,219 in 2023-2024, which is above the state average, the academic outcomes have not improved. In comparison, nearby schools like Wilson High, Dillon High, and Lake View High have generally outperformed Marion High on various academic metrics.

572

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,499

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1205 South Main Street
Marion, SC 29571

(843) 423-2571

District: Marion 10

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.9%

White:

11.2%

Hispanic:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the South Carolina average (58% vs 71% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 22% South Carolina)

!Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 scores 36 pts below the South Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg65%

South Carolina avg71%

141^st of 235

South Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Marion 10

69^th of 75Marion 10 among South Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	141 of 235	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	5.5	230 of 235	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	221 of 237	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	200 of 226	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	207 of 227	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	188 of 225	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	159 of 216	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.4	137 of 223	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.4	173 of 231	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.4	165 of 232	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	80 of 194	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	10.4	186 of 194	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	178 of 199	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	149 of 190	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	155 of 178	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.3	121 of 184	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	87 of 183	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	7.4	141 of 145	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	125 of 141	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	120 of 139	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	98 of 115	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	126 of 143	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	109 of 137	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	138 of 225	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	5.8	219 of 225	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	185 of 223	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	185 of 220	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	198 of 213	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	165 of 213	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	155 of 210	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	103 of 226	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	6.3	224 of 229	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	208 of 226	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	194 of 220	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	195 of 213	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	159 of 217	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	138 of 214	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	127 of 224	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	6.0	222 of 228	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	222 of 229	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	201 of 224	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	197 of 215	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	192 of 218	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	162 of 213	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	South Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	143 of 196	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	142 of 197	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	167 of 192	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	105 of 189	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	159 of 191	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	179 of 185	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

White (2025)27th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2024)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs South Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English 292%+6 vs state

English 161%~ state avg

Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 238%-36 vs state

U.S. History and the Constitution29%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)			SC READY Mathematics (2025)			SC READY Science (2025)	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Marion High	Public	9-12	1205 South Main Street	Marion	29571	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 423-2571	572	32	17.8		64 (11.2%)	474 (82.9%)	18 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	40.4	141^st of 235 public high schools	40.0%		5.5	230^th of 235 public high schools	2.1%	89								37.5	60.8	29.4	92.4	$18,499	$1,865	$3,882	$5,747	$9,970	$2,782	$12,751
Academy for Careers and Technology	Public	9-12	2697 East Highway 76	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	No	(843) 423-1941	0	18	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Mullins High	Public	9-12	747 Miller's Road	Mullins	29574	Marion County	Marion 10	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 464-3710	557	31	17.9		70 (12.6%)	435 (78.1%)	38 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	47.1	115^th of 235 public high schools	51.1%		8.2	221^st of 235 public high schools	6.0%	106								74.0	62.2	61.1	82.9	$16,688	$1,805	$3,773	$5,578	$8,294	$2,816	$11,110
Latta High	Public	9-12	618 North Richardson Street	Latta	29565	Dillon County	Dillon 03	No	No	No	No	(843) 752-5751	422	24	17.5		237 (56.2%)	139 (32.9%)	19 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	47.1	114^th of 235 public high schools	51.5%		57.6	82^nd of 235 public high schools	65.1%	32								47.6	49.3	66.3	91.4	$11,917	$449	$1,462	$1,911	$8,650	$1,357	$10,007
Aynor High	Public	9-12	201 Jordanville Road	Aynor	29511	Horry County	Horry 01	No	No	No	No	(843) 488-7100	901	50	18.0		697 (77.4%)	60 (6.7%)	91 (10.1%)	9 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.8%)	80.8	23^rd of 235 public high schools	90.2%		85.6	18^th of 235 public high schools	92.3%	5								87.4	80.2	85.7	92.7	$16,259	$864	$480	$1,344	$12,453	$2,462	$14,915
Dillon County Applied Technology Center	Public	9-12	1630 East Main Street	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 80	No	No	No	No	(843) 774-5143	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Hannah Pamplico High School	Public	9-12	2055 South Pamplico Highway	Pamplico	29583	Florence County	Florence 02	No	No	No	No	(843) 493-5781	332	27	12.5		186 (56.0%)	112 (33.7%)	19 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.9%)	53.2	98^th of 235 public high schools	58.3%		38.8	136^th of 235 public high schools	42.1%	38								82.2	56.0	59.3	88.0	$16,665	$600	$589	$1,190	$12,068	$3,407	$15,475
Lake View High	Public	6-12	401 East Third Avenue	Lake View	29563	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 759-3009	483	38	12.8		239 (49.5%)	179 (37.1%)	19 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	19.2	194^th of 235 public high schools	17.4%		14.9	205^th of 235 public high schools	12.8%	11	50.0	57.2	54.5	24.3	30.0	30.9	40.9	42.9	40.9	32.8	84.9	$14,101	$1,090	$1,592	$2,682	$9,856	$1,562	$11,418
Dillon High	Public	9-12	1730 Highway 301 North	Dillon	29536	Dillon County	Dillon 04	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 774-1230	804	49	16.4		150 (18.7%)	545 (67.8%)	54 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	22 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.9%)	11.5	216^th of 235 public high schools	8.1%		13.7	210^th of 235 public high schools	10.6%	6								53.3	32.0	32.1	79.3	$12,443	$1,264	$1,419	$2,684	$8,230	$1,529	$9,760
Wilson High	Public	9-12	1411 Old Marion Highway	Florence	29506	Florence County	Florence 01	No	No	No	Yes	(843) 664-8440	1,373	92	14.9		184 (13.4%)	956 (69.6%)	66 (4.8%)	53 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	113 (8.2%)	47	116^th of 235 public high schools	50.6%		44.9	121^st of 235 public high schools	48.5%	5								59.2	57.0	69.1	79.4	$13,475	$694	$887	$1,581	$9,882	$2,012	$11,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Marion High

What district is Marion High in?

Marion 10

What is the racial makeup of Marion High?

Students at Marion High are 83% African American, 11% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Marion High a good school?

Marion High ranks 141^st of 235 South Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Marion High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Marion High.

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