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Marion City Schools
Marion City is a public school district in Ohio, based in Marion County (Marion). SchoolGrade grades 8 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Marion City on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Marion City
8 of 8 schools in Marion City carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 1D: 7
Best schools in Marion City
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C- Benjamin Harrison Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ Harding High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- D+ Rutherford B Hayes Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ George Washington Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D James A Garfield Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D William H Taft Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Ulysses S Grant Middle School (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D- William Mckinley Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Marion City
High schools (1)
- D+ Harding High School, Marion
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- D- Ulysses S Grant Middle School, Marion
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- C- Benjamin Harrison Elementary School, Marion
- D+ George Washington Elementary School, Marion
- D James A Garfield Elementary School, Marion
- D+ Rutherford B Hayes Elementary School, Marion
- D William H Taft Elementary School, Marion
- D- William Mckinley Elementary School, Marion
Where Marion City schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Marion (8)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Ohio
- County: Marion County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 4,143 students with 285 full-time-equivalent teachers and 867 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3904433
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pleasant Local (3 schools, 4 mi)
- River Valley Local (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Elgin Local (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Cardington-Lincoln Local (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Buckeye Valley Local (4 schools, 15 mi)
- Mount Gilead Exempted Village (3 schools, 16 mi)
- North Union Local School District (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Upper Sandusky Exempted Village (5 schools, 17 mi)
Questions about Marion City
How many schools are in Marion City?
SchoolGrade grades 8 public schools in Marion City, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Marion City serve?
The largest by graded schools: Marion.
How good are the schools in Marion City?
Across the 8 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 39.9% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 29.4%. 63% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Marion City?
4,143 students were enrolled in Marion City in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.5 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Marion City?
Marion City is in Ohio, based in Marion County, with its district office in Marion. Its boundary covers about 8.7 sq mi.