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Harding High School

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Harding High School ranks 614 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 28% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Harding High School is a public high school located in Marion, Ohio, serving 978 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Marion City School District, which is ranked 636 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Harding High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Ohio high schools, maintaining a 1-star rating as well.

Harding High School faces several key challenges. Its 4-year graduation rate ranges from 84.4% to 88.1%, slightly below the state average. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 39.4% to 44.7% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the state average. On the Ohio State Tests, Harding High School's proficiency rates across all subject areas are consistently below the state and district averages, ranging from 29.2% to 63.6% compared to the state averages of 42.8% to 72.6%.

Compared to nearby high schools like North Union High School, Mt. Gilead High School, and Pleasant High School, Harding High School's performance is generally lower, with higher graduation rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and better test scores across the board. The school's proximity to the Tri-Rivers Career Center may provide additional educational and career-focused opportunities, but the data does not indicate how many Harding High School students take advantage of these programs.

916

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,833

Per pupil spending ?

56.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Harding Hwy E
Marion, OH 43302-4523

(740) 223-4701

District: Marion City

Feeder schools for Harding High School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Harrison Elementary School
	George Washington Elementary School
	James A. Garfield Elementary School
	Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School
	More...
	William H. Taft Elementary School
	William McKinley Elementary School
Middle:	Ulysses S. Grant Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Two or more races:

12.4%

Hispanic:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (50% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Algebra I scores 30 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg52%

Ohio avg62%

614^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

636^th of 828Marion City among Ohio districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	614 of 855	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	643 of 864	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	651 of 867	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	641 of 836	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	670 of 819	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	690 of 836	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	650 of 800	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.6	677 of 773	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.9	651 of 784	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.1	637 of 778	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.2	672 of 769	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	693 of 767	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	681 of 832	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.5	660 of 818	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	721 of 819	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.1	707 of 791	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	669 of 767	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	674 of 756	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.0	609 of 696	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.8	535 of 689	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	15.8	596 of 681	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	185 of 328	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	228 of 318	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	215 of 323	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	162 of 306	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.6	233 of 284	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	236 of 303	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	175 of 279	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	9.9	583 of 596	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	587 of 628	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	534 of 550	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	602 of 809	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	617 of 798	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	639 of 813	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	628 of 794	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.5	666 of 775	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	688 of 781	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	632 of 751	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	22.2	10 of 13	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	220 of 244	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	246 of 280	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	264 of 308	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.5	167 of 312	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	271 of 349	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	250 of 272	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	519 of 538	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	146 of 270	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	161 of 273	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	197 of 270	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	190 of 260	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	207 of 239	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	193 of 207	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	152 of 184	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	544 of 815	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	602 of 822	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	563 of 805	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	512 of 773	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	611 of 763	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	645 of 779	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	601 of 758	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	614 of 817	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	653 of 816	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	661 of 819	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	648 of 808	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	670 of 778	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	706 of 792	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	663 of 763	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	180 of 254	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	218 of 242	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	192 of 239	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	196 of 222	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	201 of 211	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	200 of 208	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	159 of 201	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	548 of 617	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	463 of 598	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	531 of 614	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	623 of 748	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	643 of 754	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	663 of 756	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.0	639 of 749	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	666 of 727	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	691 of 739	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	658 of 718	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Foster Care (2021)23rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2021)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology64%~ state avg

American Government62%-10 vs state

American History56%-16 vs state

English II49%-12 vs state

Geometry39%-3 vs state

Algebra I29%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)	Ohio State Tests American Government (2025)	Ohio State Tests American History (2025)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)			Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	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 Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests American Government End of Course	Ohio State Tests American History End of Course	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	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		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
Tri-Rivers Career Center	Public	10-12	2222 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Marion	43302	Marion County	Tri-Rivers	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-4681	583	38	15.4	60.2%	518 (88.9%)	9 (1.5%)	30 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.1%)								(n/a)
Buckeye Community School - Marion	Public, Charter	9-12	366 W Center St	Marion	43302	Marion County	Buckeye Community School - Marion	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 231-2444	824	18	45.7		683 (82.9%)	24 (2.9%)	57 (6.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (6.4%)	2	846^th of 855 public high schools	1.1%		4.2	819^th of 864 public high schools	5.2%	27		22.4	21.4							9.1	6.3	2.7	0.9	$14,036
River Valley High School	Public	9-12	4280 Marion Mount Gilead Rd	Caledonia	43314	Marion County	River Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 725-5605	455	25	18.2		402 (88.4%)	15 (3.3%)	12 (2.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	61.6	302^nd of 855 public high schools	64.7%		61.3	318^th of 864 public high schools	63.2%	16		83.1	76.7							75.6	76.3	51.8	53.1	$18,760
Pleasant High School	Public	9-12	1113 Owens Rd W	Marion	43302	Marion County	Pleasant Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 389-2389	347	23	14.9	32.6%	320 (92.2%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	66.7	240^th of 855 public high schools	71.9%		71.7	175^th of 864 public high schools	79.7%	65		82.4	78.0							71.7	75.2	62.0	71.4	$12,644
Ridgedale Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	3165 Hillman Ford Rd	Morral	43337	Marion County	Ridgedale Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 382-6065	315	27	11.7	55.2%	288 (91.4%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.7%)	54.1	408^th of 855 public high schools	52.3%		50.3	458^th of 864 public high schools	47.0%	50	56.9	81.8	86.8	29.8	36.6	42.6	42.9	49.0	39.6	73.5	66.7	20.5	51.0	$13,702
Elgin High School	Public	9-12	1150 Keener Rd S	Marion	43302	Marion County	Elgin Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 383-5118	275	20	13.8	63.6%	247 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	61.1	313^th of 855 public high schools	63.4%		52.8	432^nd of 864 public high schools	50.0%	119		69.8	73.1							77.5	73.6	50.7	76.9	$13,300
Cardington-Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	349 Chesterville Ave	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Cardington-Lincoln Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 864-2691	245	17	14.4		232 (94.7%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	48.7	485^th of 855 public high schools	43.3%		46.6	489^th of 864 public high schools	43.4%	4		74.6	74.6							81.0	66.7	28.2	31.1	$12,977
Tomorrow Center	Public, Charter	8-12	3700 County Road 168	Cardington	43315	Morrow County	Tomorrow Center	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(419) 718-4242	106	7	16.3		92 (86.8%)	2 (1.9%)	7 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.7%)	2.6	835^th of 855 public high schools	2.3%		3.6	837^th of 864 public high schools	3.1%	2		27.6	20.0							22.2	14.3	0.0	0.0	$10,771
Mt Gilead High School	Public	9-12	338 W Park Ave	Mount Gilead	43338	Morrow County	Mount Gilead Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(419) 947-6065	274	26	10.5	46.4%	247 (90.1%)	3 (1.1%)	12 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.4%)	70.9	183^rd of 855 public high schools	78.6%		67.2	234^th of 864 public high schools	72.9%	51		83.6	87.3							87.3	71.6	60.3	67.9	$15,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Harding High School

What district is Harding High School in?

Marion City

How many students attend Harding High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 916 students attended Harding High School.

Is Harding High School a good school?

Harding High School ranks 614^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Harding High School?

Students at Harding High School are 67% White, 12% Two or more races, 12% Hispanic, 8% African American.

What schools feed into Harding High School?

Harding High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benjamin Harrison Elementary School
Elementary : George Washington Elementary School
Elementary : James A. Garfield Elementary School
Elementary : Rutherford B. Hayes Elementary School
Elementary : William H. Taft Elementary School
Elementary : William McKinley Elementary School
Middle : Ulysses S. Grant Middle School

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