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High Schools in Marion City

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At a glance

DistrictMarion City636^th of 828 Ohio districtsFull district overview →

School

916

Students

Top rankedHarding High School614^th of 855 Ohio high schools

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Biggest riser

Harding High School up 29 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Marion City school district in Ohio contains only one high school, Harding High School, which serves grades 9-12. Based on the available data, Harding High School appears to be a struggling school, performing below average compared to other high schools in the state.

Harding High School is ranked 614 out of 855 Ohio high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and is rated only 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate of 85.5% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 39.4% is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores on the Ohio State Tests were generally lower than the state averages across all subject areas, including American Government, American History, Biology, English II, Geometry, and Algebra I.

While the data set does not provide the school's free/reduced lunch rate, the spending per student of $9,429 for the 2018-2019 school year was slightly below the state average. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in the 2023-2024 school year was slightly lower than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Harding High School is a struggling school that needs to address its high chronic absenteeism rate and improve academic outcomes to better serve its students.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Biology (2025)	Ohio State Tests English II (2025)	Ohio State Tests Geometry (2025)	Ohio State Tests Algebra I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2016)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Biology End of Course	Ohio State Tests English II End of Course	Ohio State Tests Geometry End of Course	Ohio State Tests Algebra I End of Course	Total
Harding High School	Public	9-12	1500 Harding Hwy E	Marion	43302	Marion County	Marion City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(740) 223-4701	916	69	13.2	56.9%	614 (67.0%)	76 (8.3%)	111 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (12.4%)	31.7	614^th of 855 public high schools	28.2%		24.4	643^rd of 864 public high schools	25.6%	29	62.3	55.6	63.6	48.8	39.4	29.2	$13,833

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Academy of Arts and Technology	0.27 mi	1
TRECA Digital Academy	1.37 mi	1
Buckeye Community School - Marion	1.71 mi	1	820^th
Tri-Rivers	1.78 mi	1
River Valley Local	3.37 mi	4	343^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.