Pleasant High School

Pleasant High School operates as a small four-year high school in Marion, Ohio, operated by Pleasant Local. Current enrollment sits at 347 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 39% below typical.

Pleasant Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,265 students. Pleasant High School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Pleasant High School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at Pleasant High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Marion County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Pleasant High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.5%; this one delivers 74.4%.

In the broader community, Marion County reports that median household income runs about $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. Across Marion County's 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students), Pleasant High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Pleasant Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 384 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Pleasant High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.