Total enrollment
4,040
-202 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Marion City
Ohio · 4,040 students · 1 city
9 public schools operate under Marion City, with roughly 4,040 K-12 students enrolled (6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Marion City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
-1 (-11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Marion City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Ohio | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,040 | #88 of 584 | #2,396 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #68 of 584 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #95 of 579 | #5,069 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #93 of 422 | #3,288 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Marion City
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,330 to 4,040 students (down 7%) and from 264 to 276 full-time teachers (up 5%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ulysses S. Grant Middle School | Marion | Middle | 06-08 | 917 |
| Harding High School | Marion | High | 09-12 | 916 |
| George Washington Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-05 | 452 |
| William McKinley Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-05 | 444 |
| William H. Taft Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-05 | 377 |
| Benjamin Harrison Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-05 | 361 |
| James A. Garfield Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-05 | 343 |
| Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School | Marion | Elementary | PK-05 | 230 |
| Marion City Schools Preschool at YMCA | Marion | Combined | M-M | · |
About Marion City
Marion City is a small public-school district in Ohio. The district oversees 9 schools and educates approximately 4,040 students.
For a sense of the school types, Marion City is built around 6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 1 combined or other.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 4,040 students, shrank 5% from the 4,242 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count fell from 9 to 8 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Marion City discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.