Marion-Morrow Times

Among the many ethnicities represented in Marion County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 11,504 students attending Marion County schools, 80.5% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 7.8% of Marion County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Marion County, representing 81.4% of the student body.

TRECA Digital Academy had the most diverse student body in Marion County including Asian or Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 2% when compared to the previous year.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

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.

School name	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.1%	306
River Valley Virtual School	Non-Hispanic White	94.1%	17
Elgin Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.8%	258
Pleasant Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	93.3%	421
Elgin High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	253
Elgin Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.8%	486
Pleasant High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.3%	312
Ridgedale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	91.1%	313
Pleasant Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.8%	468
Liberty Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.5%	443
River Valley High School	Non-Hispanic White	90%	502
Heritage Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	88.9%	495
River Valley Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.3%	452
Buckeye Community School - Marion	Non-Hispanic White	83.9%	367
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	77.2%	377
William McKinley Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	76.1%	356
Marion Preparatory Academy	Non-Hispanic White	75.3%	259
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	74.7%	229
TRECA Digital Academy	Non-Hispanic White	74%	1,992
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	72.3%	974
George Washington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	71.1%	447
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	70.9%	392
Harding High School	Non-Hispanic White	68.5%	988
William H. Taft Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	68.3%	397