How many students were enrolled in eighth grade in Marion County schools in 2022-23 school year?

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

By Marion-Morrow Times

Jul 18, 2024

There were 914 eighth grade students enrolled in Marion County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Ulysses S. Grant Middle School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 337 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

Eighth Grade Enrollment in Marion County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	337	34.6	974
TRECA Digital Academy	160	8	1,992
River Valley Middle School	137	30.2	453
Pleasant Middle School	111	26.3	422
Elgin Middle School	82	31.9	257
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School	64	20.9	306
Marion Preparatory Academy	23	8.9	257
Elgin Elementary School	0	0	486
Heritage Elementary School	0	0	496
Liberty Elementary School	0	0	442
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	0	0	392
George Washington Elementary School	0	0	447
William H. Taft Elementary School	0	0	397
Ridgedale Elementary School	0	0	312
James A. Garfield Elementary School	0	0	378
William McKinley Elementary School	0	0	355
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	0	0	229
Pleasant Elementary School	0	0	468
Buckeye Community School - Marion	0	0	366
Harding High School	0	0	988
Elgin High School	0	0	253
Pleasant High School	0	0	311
River Valley High School	0	0	502