Summary:
Lake Marion High School is a public high school located in Santee, South Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 692. The school is part of the Orangeburg School District, which is ranked 65 out of 75 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Lake Marion High School faces significant academic challenges, with consistently lower performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams compared to state and district averages. The school has a particularly high percentage of African American students (85.69%) and a 100% free and reduced-lunch rate, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. This socioeconomic factor likely contributes to the school's academic struggles, as evidenced by its low proficiency rates in subjects like Algebra 1 (64.81%), English 1 (35.06%), U.S. History (28.56%), and English 2 (71.98%), compared to state averages of 72.5%, 62.89%, 58.77%, and 85.83%, respectively. The school's performance is also significantly lower than nearby schools, such as Orangeburg Wilkinson High and Bethune-Bowman Middle/High, which also struggle academically but perform slightly better than Lake Marion High School.
Despite these challenges, Lake Marion High School has seen a decline in enrollment, from 692 students in the 2022-2023 school year to 692 students in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a potential decline in the local population or families choosing to send their children to other schools. However, the school's disabled student subgroup performs relatively better than other subgroups, ranking 79 out of 145 South Carolina high schools in the 2023-2024 school year, with a 2-star rating, indicating that the school may be providing more effective support for its students with disabilities.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Orangeburg
SchoolDigger Rank:
213th of 235 South Carolina High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,472
Feeder schools for Lake Marion High School:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.7
Number of students: 692
Racial breakdown:
African American:
85.7%
White:
9.0%
Hispanic:
3.3%
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Two or more races:
1.3%
Asian:
0.7%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 100%
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