Marion-Morrow Times

There were 700 Hispanic students enrolled in Marion County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 6.1% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Marion County welcomed 11,419 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Hispanic students comprised 6.1% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 23 schools in Marion County, TRECA Digital Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 132 students.

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	% of Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
TRECA Digital Academy	6.5	2,024
Harding High School	11.6	902
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School	10.1	905
George Washington Elementary School	10	442
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	11.6	363
William H. Taft Elementary School	9.2	404
Buckeye Community School - Marion	7.1	508
James A. Garfield Elementary School	7.8	374
William McKinley Elementary School	6.6	392
Pleasant Elementary School	5.1	492
River Valley Middle School	4.4	476
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School	7.6	262
Elgin High School	6.8	251
Heritage Elementary School	3	499
Pleasant High School	4.2	333
River Valley High School	3.1	450
Elgin Elementary School	2.4	465
Liberty Elementary School	2.7	413
Elgin Middle School	4	253
Ridgedale Elementary School	0	315
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School	0	301
Pleasant Middle School	0	412
Marion Preparatory Academy	0	183