Ulysses S. Grant Middle School

Ulysses S. Grant Middle School is a heavily attended intermediate school in Marion, Ohio, run under Marion City. The school hosts 917 students in grades 6 through 8. That puts it 90% above the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

Ulysses S. Grant Middle School is one of 8 schools operated by Marion City, a district that caters to 4,040 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ulysses S. Grant Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Ulysses S. Grant Middle School has 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Ulysses S. Grant Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm.

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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Marion County runs 27 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students), of which Ulysses S. Grant Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Benjamin Harrison Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 6%: 866 students in 2018 compared to 917 in 2025.

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