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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Marion County, Ohio

23 public schools in Marion County, Ohio appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Marion Preparatory Academy leads the list at 21.2%, against a median of 2.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Marion County, Ohio

Top % Black

21.2%

Median % Black

2.1%

MOST BLACK · MARION COUNTY, OHIO

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Marion Preparatory Academy	Marion, OH	Marion Preparatory Academy	151	32	21.2%
2	William H. Taft Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	377	33	8.8%
3	Harding High School	Marion, OH	Marion City	916	76	8.3%
4	Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Marion, OH	Marion City	917	53	5.8%
5	James A. Garfield Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	343	19	5.5%
6	Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	230	10	4.3%
7	Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	361	15	4.2%
8	William McKinley Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	444	18	4.0%
9	George Washington Elementary School	Marion, OH	Marion City	452	15	3.3%
10	River Valley High School	Caledonia, OH	River Valley Local	455	15	3.3%
11	Buckeye Community School - Marion	Marion, OH	Buckeye Community School - Marion	824	24	2.9%
12	Heritage Elementary School	Marion, OH	River Valley Local	483	10	2.1%
13	River Valley Middle School	Caledonia, OH	River Valley Local	481	9	1.9%
14	Pleasant Middle School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	438	8	1.8%
15	Tri-Rivers Career Center	Marion, OH	Tri-Rivers	583	9	1.5%
16	Pleasant Elementary School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	480	7	1.5%
17	Elgin Middle School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	257	2	0.8%
18	Ridgedale Jr/Sr High School	Morral, OH	Ridgedale Local	315	2	0.6%
19	Pleasant High School	Marion, OH	Pleasant Local	347	2	0.6%
20	Liberty Elementary School	Caledonia, OH	River Valley Local	402	2	0.5%
21	Elgin High School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	275	1	0.4%
22	Elgin Elementary School	Marion, OH	Elgin Local	490	0	0.0%
23	Ridgedale Elementary School	Morral, OH	Ridgedale Local	306	0	0.0%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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