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Elgin High School

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Elgin High School ranks 313 th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

313^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 855 Ohio High Schools

Better than 63% of Ohio high schools

Summary

Elgin High School is a public high school located in Marion, Ohio, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 282 students. The school is part of the Elgin Local District, which is ranked 402 out of 828 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elgin High School has shown strong graduation rates, with a 98.4% four-year graduation rate in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than the state average. Students generally perform better than the state average on Ohio State Tests, particularly in subjects like Biology (77.5% proficient or better), Algebra I (76.9% proficient or better), and American History (73.1% proficient or better). The school also excels in serving special education students, ranking 45th out of 617 Ohio high schools in 2024-2025. However, Elgin High School faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.5% in the 2024-2025 school year and a large population of economically disadvantaged students, with 66.31% receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, Elgin High School's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than schools like Upper Sandusky High School, Buckeye Valley Local High School, and River Valley High School. However, it lags behind the top-performing school in the area, Buckeye Valley Local High School, which ranks 64th out of 855 Ohio high schools in 2024-2025.

275

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,300

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 Keener Rd S
Marion, OH 43302-8860

(740) 383-5118

District: Elgin Local

Feeder schools for Elgin High School:

Elementary:	Elgin Elementary School
Middle:	Elgin Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Hispanic:

6.5%

Two or more races:

2.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 74th percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (70% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Ohio median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 74th-percentile peak (2022) to 63rd (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg70%

Ohio avg62%

313^th of 855

Ohio public high schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

402^nd of 828Elgin Local 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	61.1	313 of 855	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	432 of 864	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	396 of 867	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.7	216 of 836	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.3	390 of 819	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.6	455 of 836	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	454 of 800	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	503 of 773	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	524 of 784	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.9	511 of 778	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.3	490 of 769	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	501 of 767	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.3	532 of 832	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	570 of 818	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.0	626 of 819	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.0	650 of 791	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.3	644 of 767	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.4	579 of 756	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.7	518 of 696	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	35.5	530 of 689	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	35.7	485 of 681	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	224 of 606	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	194 of 596	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	107 of 628	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	28.7	397 of 550	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	150 of 809	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.9	278 of 798	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	373 of 813	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.6	142 of 794	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	58.3	330 of 775	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	315 of 781	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	464 of 751	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	107 of 244	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	52 of 280	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.8	258 of 308	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.9	67 of 349	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	169 of 272	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	469 of 538	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	62.8	313 of 815	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	344 of 822	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.9	290 of 805	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	145 of 773	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	331 of 763	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	432 of 779	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	495 of 758	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	442 of 817	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	475 of 816	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	401 of 819	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	291 of 808	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	418 of 778	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	520 of 792	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	488 of 763	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	45 of 617	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	41.5	302 of 598	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	250 of 614	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	327 of 748	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.1	441 of 754	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.6	427 of 756	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	69.7	205 of 749	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	49.4	379 of 727	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	516 of 739	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	514 of 718	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile+29 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)46th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Biology78%+12 vs state

Algebra I77%+18 vs state

English II74%+13 vs state

American History73%~ state avg

American Government70%-3 vs state

Geometry51%+8 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
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
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
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
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)
North Union High School	Public	9-12	401 N Franklin St	Richwood	43344	Union County	North Union Local School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 943-3012	385	23	16.7	34.8%	375 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	53.8	415^th of 855 public high schools	51.5%		53.4	418^th of 864 public high schools	51.6%	3		70.5	60.3							80.8	70.0	55.2	56.4	$17,769
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
Ridgemont High School	Public	6-12	560 Taylor St W	Mount Victory	43340	Hardin County	Ridgemont Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(937) 354-2141	247	15	16.3		226 (91.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.2%)	56.2	389^th of 855 public high schools	54.5%		72.2	169^th of 864 public high schools	80.4%	220	37.5	80.0	85.3	26.9	60.7	52.8	54.8	55.2	40.5	65.7	69.0	46.2	46.7	$12,379
Buckeye Valley Local High School	Public	9-12	901 Coover Rd	Delaware	43015	Delaware County	Buckeye Valley Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(740) 363-1349	597	36	16.4	23.1%	541 (90.6%)	6 (1.0%)	26 (4.4%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	81.7	64^th of 855 public high schools	92.5%		75.2	133^rd of 864 public high schools	84.6%	69		84.7	93.2							92.4	81.8	83.7	80.3	$17,708

Frequently Asked Questions about Elgin High School

What is the racial makeup of Elgin High School?

Students at Elgin High School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Elgin High School a good school?

Elgin High School ranks 313^th of 855 Ohio high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Elgin High School?

Elgin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elgin Elementary School
Middle : Elgin Middle School

How many students attend Elgin High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Elgin High School.

What district is Elgin High School in?

Elgin Local

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