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 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 11,419 students attending Marion County schools, 79.5% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 8.5% of Marion County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Marion County, representing 80.5% 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 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.7% 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
Elgin Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	92.9%	253
Elgin Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.5%	465
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School	Non-Hispanic White	92.4%	301
Ridgedale Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	92.1%	315
Pleasant Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	92%	412
Pleasant High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.6%	333
Elgin High School	Non-Hispanic White	91.2%	251
Heritage Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.6%	499
Liberty Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	90.1%	413
Pleasant Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	89.6%	492
River Valley High School	Non-Hispanic White	88%	450
River Valley Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	85.7%	476
Buckeye Community School - Marion	Non-Hispanic White	82.1%	508
Marion Preparatory Academy	Non-Hispanic White	76%	183
William McKinley Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	74.5%	392
James A. Garfield Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	73.5%	374
TRECA Digital Academy	Non-Hispanic White	73.3%	2,024
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	72.6%	905
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	72.5%	262
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	68.3%	363
George Washington Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	67.9%	442
Harding High School	Non-Hispanic White	66.6%	902
William H. Taft Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	64.9%	404