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Marion City School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Ohio for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 936 students in Marion City School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Ohio.
Public Middle School in Marion City School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 47%), and reading proficiency score of 28% (versus the 55% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Ohio public middle school average of 39% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (OH)
# Schools
8 Schools
1,244 Schools
# Students
4,143 Students
562,575 Students
# Teachers
278 Teachers
34,189 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Marion City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 918 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 87% has increased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#705 out of 929 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
24%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
63%
Graduation Rate
87%
86%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.57
# American Indian Students
1 Student
880 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
12,445 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
394 Students
46,562 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
9%
# Black Students
252 Students
124,734 Students
% Black Students
6%
22%
# White Students
2,911 Students
343,151 Students
% White Students
70%
61%
# Hawaiian Students
2 Students
597 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
577 Students
34,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
14%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
258
3,390
# Students in K Grade:
330
15,303
# Students in 1st Grade:
315
14,499
# Students in 2nd Grade:
316
14,677
# Students in 3rd Grade:
310
14,116
# Students in 4th Grade:
351
16,037
# Students in 5th Grade:
349
29,340
# Students in 6th Grade:
285
86,380
# Students in 7th Grade:
363
123,631
# Students in 8th Grade:
288
124,479
# Students in 9th Grade:
306
29,628
# Students in 10th Grade:
289
28,184
# Students in 11th Grade:
191
32,624
# Students in 12th Grade:
192
30,287
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,911 is higher than the state median of $17,287. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,344 is less than the state median of $17,235. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$74 MM
$28,879 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$28,792 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,911
$17,287
Spending / Student
$16,344
$17,235
Best Marion City School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
(Math: 17% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
420 Presidential Dr
Marion, OH 43302
(740) 223-4402
Marion, OH 43302
(740) 223-4402
Grades: 6-8
| 936 students
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