William H. Taft Elementary School

William H. Taft Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Marion, Ohio, part of Marion City. The school enrolls 377 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 8 schools in Marion City (4,040 students total), William H. Taft Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, William H. Taft Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 64%; the rest comes out to 18% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 9% Black. The wider county runs roughly 87% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.9:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Marion County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,371 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. William H. Taft Elementary School is one of 27 public schools in Marion County (combined enrollment of about 12,492 students).

TRECA Digital Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William H. Taft Elementary School has edged down 22%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 377 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 64% across the same window.

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