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2023-24 School Year Enrollment: 344 pre-kindergarten students welcomed in Marion County schools

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://sboe.ohio.gov/about-us/superintendent/01-superintendent

There were 344 pre-kindergarten students enrolled in Marion County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 3% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

William H. Taft Elementary School welcomed most of the pre-kindergarten students in the county, registering 61 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 32nd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 11,419 students enrolled in the 2023-24 school year. It was 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 1205001,0001,5002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

Pre-kindergarten Enrollment in Marion County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School name# of Pre-kindergarten Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
William H. Taft Elementary School6115.1404
Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School5922.5262
James A. Garfield Elementary School5815.5374
Liberty Elementary School4510.9413
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School339.1362
George Washington Elementary School327.2443
Ridgedale Elementary School299.2315
William McKinley Elementary School276.9391
TRECA Digital Academy002,024
River Valley Middle School00475
Heritage Elementary School00499
River Valley High School00450
Ridgedale Junior-Senior High School00302
Pleasant High School00333
Pleasant Middle School00413
Pleasant Elementary School00493
Elgin Elementary School00466
Elgin Middle School00253
Elgin High School00251
Harding High School00901
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School00905
Buckeye Community School - Marion00508
Marion Preparatory Academy00184

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