Marion County High School (Kentucky)

Marion County High School is a public, secondary school located in Lebanon, Kentucky, United States. It is the only high school in the Marion County Schools district. MCHS houses grades 9–12 and has an enrollment of 653 students.[1]

Marion County High School
Address
735 East Main Street

Lebanon, Kentucky
40033

United States
Coordinates37.5774°N 85.2277°W / 37.5774; -85.2277
Information
TypePublic, coeducational high school
Established1970
School districtMarion County Public Schools
PrincipalRobby Peterson
Teaching staff40.42 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12[1]
Enrollment653 (2020–21)[1]
Student to teacher ratio16.16[1]
Color(s)    Maroon, silver, navy
Slogan"Growing Our Future... One KNIGHT at a time!"
Athletics conferenceKentucky High School Athletic Association
MascotKnights and Lady Knights
Websitewww.marion.kyschools.us/o/mchs

AP courses

MCHS offers the following Advanced Placement courses:[2]

  • AP Language
  • AP Literature
  • AP Calculus
  • AP European History
  • AP US History
  • AP Comparative Gov.
  • AP Human Geography
  • AP Psychology

Career majors

MCHS students may elect to pursue a career major. These students take courses pertaining to a career field of interest in addition to their regular high school studies. Majors offered include agriculture education, animal science, horticulture, communication and leadership, accounting, administrative support, business management, technology education, PLTW pre-engineering, early childhood education, culinary and food services, fashion and interior design, and consumer and family management.[3]

In addition, students may elect to pursue the following career majors at the adjacent Marion County Area Tech Center (MCATC): automotive technology, construction technology, health sciences, industrial maintenance technology, information technology, machine tool technology, and welding technology.[3]

Extracurricular activities

The following extracurricular activities are offered at MCHS:[4]

Athletics

The Marion County Knights and Lady Knights compete in the Kentucky High School Athletic Association in the following sports:[5]

  • Baseball
  • Basketball - Boys and Girls
  • Cheerleading
  • Cross Country - Boys and Girls
  • Football
  • Golf - Boys and Girls
  • Soccer - Boys and Girls
  • Softball
  • Swimming - Boys and Girls
  • Tennis - Boys and Girls
  • Track - Boys and Girls
  • Volleyball - Boys and Girls

References
  1. "Marion County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. "22-23 MCHS Curriculum Guide" (PDF). Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. "Marion County High School". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
  4. http://www.marion.k12.ky.us/content_page.aspx?cid=244&schoolID=1
  5. "Kentucky High School Athletic Association".
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