Marquand-Zion High School
Public high school in Marquand, Missouri · Marquand-Zion R-VI School District · Grades 6–12
Marquand-Zion High School serves 56 students in grades 6–12 in Marquand (Madison County). It is one of 2 schools in Marquand-Zion R-VI School District. By enrollment it is the 511th largest of 558 public high schools in Missouri (median 268 students). With 5.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri high school (12.2).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 558 Missouri high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 9.75 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Marquand-Zion R-VI School District |
| County | Madison County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 292037001080 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Marquand-Zion R-VI | Missouri high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 56 | 128 | 268 |
| Students per teacher | 5.7 | 6.5 | 12.2 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.6% | 64.8% | 46.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% of Missouri high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Marquand-Zion High School in context
Size
Marquand-Zion High School is the only high school in Marquand-Zion R-VI School District. Its 56 students are 43.8% of the district's 128. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 19.2 miles away and have a median of 196 students, so Marquand-Zion High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 9 with 13 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 3, against an average of 8 per grade. This year grade 12 has 43% more students than grade 6 (10 against 7). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 96.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Marquand-Zion R-VI (93%).
19.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.8% across Marquand-Zion R-VI and a median of 46.2% for Missouri high schools. 8.9% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Marquand-Zion High School has 9.75 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 5.7 students per teacher. At the median Missouri high school ratio of 12.2, a school with 56 students would have about 4.6 teachers, so Marquand-Zion High School has 5.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri high schools (12.2).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other high school is Fredericktown High School, 11.1 miles away in Fredericktown R-I School District. No other high school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 96.4% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Black | 1.8% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 7 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
| Grade 9 | 13 |
| Grade 10 | 8 |
| Grade 11 | 8 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
205 E Morley St, Marquand, MO 63655
Phone: (573)783-3388
Website: mz.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Marquand-Zion High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericktown High School | Fredericktown R-I | 11.1 mi | 611 | 14.4 | 50.2% |
| Meadow Heights High School | Meadow Heights R-II | 11.8 mi | 158 | 11.7 | 46.2% |
| Woodland High School | Woodland R-IV | 11.8 mi | 263 | 13.4 | 50.2% |
| Leopold High School | Leopold R-III | 17.8 mi | 92 | 8.9 | 21.7% |
| Zalma High School | Zalma R-V | 20.6 mi | 73 | 8.6 | 100% |
| Oak Ridge High School | Oak Ridge R-VI | 24.2 mi | 183 | 10.4 | 35% |
| Greenville High School | Greenville R-II | 25.7 mi | 209 | 13.1 | 52.2% |
| Perryville Senior High School | Perry County 32 | 26.1 mi | 743 | 18.2 | 44.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Marquand-Zion R-VI
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marquand Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 72 |