James A. Garfield Elementary School

James A. Garfield Elementary School operates as an intimate primary school in Marion, Ohio, operated by Marion City. Current enrollment sits at 343 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Marion City comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,040 students; James A. Garfield Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, James A. Garfield Elementary School lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% multiracial, 8% Hispanic, 6% Black. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Marion County put median household earnings sit near $59,371, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Marion County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students), of which James A. Garfield Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: William McKinley Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around James A. Garfield Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at James A. Garfield Elementary School has ticked down 16%, going from 408 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 82% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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