Most students enrolled in Marion County schools in 2022-23 school year were male

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By Marion-Morrow Times

Apr 16, 2024

In the 2022-23 school year, 50.3% of students enrolled in Marion County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 11,499 students in the halls of Marion County schools, comprised of 5,784 male students (50.3%) and 5,715 female pupils (49.7%).

During the previous school year, Marion County’s student body consisted of 50.5% male and 49.5% female.

Across the state, 51.2% of students were male and 48.8% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

Enrollment in Marion County by Gender Over 5 Years

Enrollment by Gender in Marion County Schools in 2022-23 School Year

School name	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	50%	50%	392
Buckeye Community School - Marion	50.7%	49.3%	367
Elgin Elementary School	49%	51%	486
Elgin High School	53.4%	46.6%	253
Elgin Middle School	43%	57%	258
George Washington Elementary School	50.4%	49.6%	448
Harding High School	53.5%	46.5%	988
Heritage Elementary School	54.2%	45.8%	496
James A. Garfield Elementary School	52.3%	47.7%	377
Liberty Elementary School	53.7%	46.3%	443
Marion Preparatory Academy	54.1%	45.9%	259
Pleasant Elementary School	51.3%	48.7%	468
Pleasant High School	54.8%	45.2%	312
Pleasant Middle School	52.5%	47.5%	421
Ridgedale Elementary School	53.7%	46.3%	313
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School	43.8%	56.2%	306
River Valley High School	48.8%	51.2%	502
River Valley Middle School	50%	50%	452
River Valley Virtual School	0%	100%	10
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	51.5%	48.5%	229
TRECA Digital Academy	44.2%	55.8%	1,992
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	54.5%	45.5%	974
William H. Taft Elementary School	50.6%	49.4%	397
William McKinley Elementary School	51.4%	48.6%	356