Marion County schools welcomed 334 pre-kindergarten students in 2022-23 school year

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

By Marion-Morrow Times

Sep 1, 2024

There were 334 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Marion County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 23.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

William H. Taft Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 59 students.

Within Marion County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Marion County ranked 33rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 11,504 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 33rd the year before.

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.

Marion County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Pre-kindergarten Enrollment in Marion County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
William H. Taft Elementary School	59	14.9	397
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	54	23.6	229
James A. Garfield Elementary School	50	13.2	378
Liberty Elementary School	48	10.9	442
George Washington Elementary School	32	7.2	447
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	32	8.2	392
Ridgedale Elementary School	30	9.6	312
William McKinley Elementary School	29	8.2	355
Marion Preparatory Academy	0	0	257
Buckeye Community School - Marion	0	0	366
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	0	0	974
Harding High School	0	0	988
Elgin High School	0	0	253
Elgin Middle School	0	0	257
Elgin Elementary School	0	0	486
Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	468
Pleasant Middle School	0	0	422
Pleasant High School	0	0	311
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School	0	0	306
River Valley High School	0	0	502
Heritage Elementary School	0	0	496
River Valley Middle School	0	0	453
TRECA Digital Academy	0	0	1,992