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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 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 917 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 26% (versus the Ohio public middle school average of 50%), 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
1,207 Schools
# Students
4,040 Students
555,460 Students
# Teachers
276 Teachers
33,548 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Marion City School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 909 school districts in Ohio (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#677 out of 931 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
29%
54%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
60%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
63%
Graduation Rate
84%
86.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)48.9%
30.8%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.48
0.58
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
10%
9%
% Black
6%
22%
% White
70%
61%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
14%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,630 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,382. The school district revenue/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,490 is less than the state median of $19,014. The school district spending/student has grown by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$75 MM
$32,146 MM
Spending
$71 MM
$31,536 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,630
$19,382
Spending / Student
$17,490
$19,014
Best Marion City School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Ulysses S. Grant Middle School
(Math: 26% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
420 Presidential Dr
Marion, OH 43302
(740) 223-4402
Marion, OH 43302
(740) 223-4402
Gr: 6-8 | 917 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 27%
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