Gender representation in Marion County student body in 2023-24 school year

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

By Marion-Morrow Times

Jan 18, 2025

In the 2023-24 school year, 50% of students enrolled in Marion County schools were male, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

There were 11,423 students in the halls of Marion County schools, comprised of 5,714 male students (50%) and 5,709 female pupils (50%).

During the previous school year, Marion County’s student body consisted of 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

Across the state, 51.3% of students were male and 48.7% were female.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

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.

Enrollment in Marion County by Gender Over 5 Years

Enrollment by Gender in Marion County Schools in 2023-24 School Year

School name	% Male	% Female	Total Students Enrolled
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	49.3%	50.7%	363
Buckeye Community School - Marion	50.8%	49.2%	508
Elgin Elementary School	50%	50%	466
Elgin High School	52.2%	47.8%	251
Elgin Middle School	46.2%	53.8%	253
George Washington Elementary School	51.6%	48.4%	442
Harding High School	51.6%	48.4%	902
Heritage Elementary School	51.9%	48.1%	499
James A. Garfield Elementary School	51.9%	48.1%	374
Liberty Elementary School	54%	46%	413
Marion Preparatory Academy	51.4%	48.6%	183
Pleasant Elementary School	52.6%	47.4%	492
Pleasant High School	54.8%	45.2%	334
Pleasant Middle School	53.3%	46.7%	413
Ridgedale Elementary School	52.5%	47.5%	316
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School	48.5%	51.5%	301
River Valley High School	52%	48%	450
River Valley Middle School	52.9%	47.1%	476
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	47.7%	52.3%	262
TRECA Digital Academy	42.1%	57.9%	2,024
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	54.9%	45.1%	905
William H. Taft Elementary School	50.2%	49.8%	404
William McKinley Elementary School	49.7%	50.3%	392