Enrollment
275
High
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELGIN LOCAL·NCES 390484103240
Elgin High School
1150 Keener Rd S, Marion, OH 43302 · (740) 383-5118 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
175 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 94 | 34% |
| Grade 10 | 76 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 20% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Elgin Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -1.4pp since 2021
Math
63.8%
OH avg 56.1% . +5.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.9% | 61.9% |
| 2022-23 | 57.3% | 49.6% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 58.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Elgin High School
Elgin High School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin High School this school | 275 | 63.6% | 65.0% |
| Jefferson High School Delphos | 265 | 59.2% | 78.1% |
| Wellington High School Wellington | 228 | 59.2% | 62.3% |
| Centerburg High School Centerburg | 299 | 67.6% | 75.2% |
| Hopewell-Loudon Local High School Bascom | 366 | 74.0% | 77.7% |
| Lordstown High School Warren | 173 | 54.9% | 74.3% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Elgin High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #280 of 403 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #186 of 776 no change | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #239 of 774 ▲ 299 | #3 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.8pp | #465 of 742 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #642 of 888 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #157 of 739 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #455 of 749 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.6% | #97 of 435 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.1% | #358 of 484 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
275
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 480
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 7.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 275 | 19.8 | 13.9:1 | 64% (175) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 18.5 | 15.2:1 | 66% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 28.9 | 10.0:1 | 50% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 37 | 7.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 44% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 45% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 532 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 7% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elgin High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (296 to 275); teachers up 4% (19 to 19.8).
About Elgin High School
Elgin High School operates as a small high school in Marion, Ohio. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 275 students. Average enrollment for high schools in Ohio is about 565, so this school runs 51% smaller than that.
Elgin Local is responsible for 3 schools, Elgin High School included, with 1,022 students in all.
White students make up 90% of enrollment at Elgin High School. The remaining shares are 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Marion County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.9:1. This ratio sits 3.8 below the 17.7:1 average for high schools in Ohio. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 64%. The rate at public schools in Marion County averages 53%, lower than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Elgin High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.0%; the prediction is 64.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Marion County show that the median household income is $59,371, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Elgin High School is one of 27 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Elgin Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 4 more public schools inside five miles.
Federal data place Elgin High School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 275, close to the 271 recorded in 2020-21. The ratio was 7.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
65,020
Census ACS
Median income
$59,371
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,492 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elgin Local
- Elgin Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Elgin Middle SchoolMiddle · 257 students
Other schools in Marion
- TRECA Digital AcademyCombined · 2,165 students
- Ulysses S. Grant Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Harding High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Buckeye Community School - MarionHigh · 824 students
- Tri-Rivers Career CenterHigh · 583 students
- Elgin Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
Other Elgin High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Elgin High. Elgin High School is the 4th largest of the 6.
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, IL · 2,576 students
- Elgin High SchoolELGIN, TX · 1,771 students
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, OK · 789 students
- Elgin High SchoolElgin, OR · 180 students
- ELGIN HIGH SCHOOLELGIN, NE · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Elgin Middle School0.0 mi · 257
- Elgin Elementary School0.0 mi · 490
- James A. Garfield Elementary School4.7 mi · 343
- William McKinley Elementary School4.9 mi · 444
- Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School5.4 mi · 230
- Buckeye Community School - Marion5.9 mi · 824
Frequently asked questions
About Elgin High SchoolHow many students attend Elgin High School?
Elgin High School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades 09-12.
Is Elgin High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Elgin High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elgin High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elgin High School is approximately 13.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Elgin High School?
Student demographics at Elgin High School are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Elgin High School public or private?
Elgin High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elgin Local.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.