Marion Preparatory Academy

Set in Marion, Ohio, Marion Preparatory Academy is a minimally staffed primary school, operated by Marion Preparatory Academy. It teaches 151 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 404 students per school, that is 63% leaner than typical.

Marion Preparatory Academy is the operating authority for Marion Preparatory Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Marion Preparatory Academy reports that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 21% Black, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Marion County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Marion Preparatory Academy reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.9:1, putting Marion Preparatory Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Marion County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students), Marion Preparatory Academy is one campus in the mix.

George Washington Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Marion Preparatory Academy operates from a town-center location. As a public charter, Marion Preparatory Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.