High school (grades 9-12) · Santee, SC

Lake Marion High School

Federal NCES profile for Lake Marion High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 450391001192
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👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
54
📋 Attendance
6
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lake Marion High School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 76% of South Carolina schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most South Carolina schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
16.1:1
large classes for South Carolina
100.0%
free-lunch eligible
692
students enrolled

Lake Marion High School has class sizes larger than 76% of South Carolina schools. Computed live against every South Carolina school reporting to NCES.

School address

Santee, SC 29142
District: Orangeburg · South Carolina

NCES ID 450391001192 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+9 students YoY

Lake Marion High School held near 701 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+9 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 43.8 → 40.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+9 students YoY 450391001192 · Santee, SC High · MID · TRAD

692 enr · 16.1:1 · 100.0% lunch · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Orangeburg Wilkinson High (992 students)

Lake Marion High School held near 701 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+9 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 43.8 → 40.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · South Carolina schools → · Find another →

Lake Marion High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Lake Marion High School reports 692 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Lake Marion High School compares

Lake Marion High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs South Carolina and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs South Carolina South Carolina avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▲ 13% 14.3:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 100.0% ▲ 35% 74.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 692 top 34% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
692
Bigger than 80% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
100.0%
free-lunch eligible - 35% above the South Carolina average of 74.0%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 13% above state mean
Top 76% in South Carolina - lower ratio than 24% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
37.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,571
per pupil, district-wide - above South Carolina avg of $15,911
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 231 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
218
in-school suspensions + 288 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 31.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 73.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

Student demographics

African American 85.4%
White 7.9%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Two or More 1.9%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: African American at 85.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.3, Lake Marion High School is less mixed than the South Carolina school average of 52.7.

Programs

AP program Not offered
Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Orangeburg reports $16,571 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lake Marion High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Orangeburg Wilkinson High Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Edisto Primary Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Marshall Elementary Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Edisto High Similar size Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
William J. Clark Middle Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lake Marion High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Orangeburg · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~692 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~16.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Lake Marion High School

How many students attend Lake Marion High School?

Lake Marion High School has 692 students enrolled. It is a high school in Santee, SC. CCD year-over-year: 692 (2022-23) → 701 (2023-24), nearly flat (+9).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Marion High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lake Marion High School is 16.1:1, which is 13% higher than the South Carolina average of 14.3:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lake Marion High School?

100.0% of students at Lake Marion High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the South Carolina average of 74.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lake Marion High School?

The largest demographic group at Lake Marion High School is African American at 85.4% of enrollment, in Santee, SC.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lake Marion High School?

Lake Marion High School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Orangeburg?

Besides Lake Marion High School, Orangeburg also operates Orangeburg Wilkinson High (992 students), Edisto Primary (635 students), and Marshall Elementary (625 students). See the Orangeburg district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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