Benjamin Harrison Elementary School

Benjamin Harrison Elementary School is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in Marion, Ohio, run under Marion City, with 361 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Marion City runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,040 students. Benjamin Harrison Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Benjamin Harrison Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Marion County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,371 per year, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Benjamin Harrison Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students).

Nearest neighbor: Ulysses S. Grant Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Benjamin Harrison Elementary School's enrollment has declined 23% since 2018, when it stood at 467 (now 361). Over the same period, the White share fell from 77% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.