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Marion County schools welcomed 1,390 ninth grade students in 2022-23 school year

Webp superintendent of public instruction j christopher woolard 2023

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

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

There were 1,390 ninth grade students enrolled in Marion County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 15.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

TRECA Digital Academy welcomed most of the ninth grade students in the county, registering 507 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-kindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1205001,0001,5002021-22 school year2022-23 school year

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

School name# of 9th Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
TRECA Digital Academy50725.51,992
Harding High School32232.6988
River Valley High School16833.5502
Buckeye Community School - Marion15241.5366
Pleasant High School10333.1311
Elgin High School8433.2253
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School4414.4306
Marion Preparatory Academy103.9257
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School00974
River Valley Middle School00453
Pleasant Middle School00422
Elgin Middle School00257
Elgin Elementary School00486
Heritage Elementary School00496
Liberty Elementary School00442
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School00392
George Washington Elementary School00447
William H. Taft Elementary School00397
Ridgedale Elementary School00312
James A. Garfield Elementary School00378
William McKinley Elementary School00355
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School00229
Pleasant Elementary School00468

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