BENJAMIN HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Marion City school district, located in Marion, OH with about 467 students offering grade levels from Pre-Kindergarten to 5th Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 22 teachers, Benjamin Harrison Elementary School has a student/teacher ratio of about 21:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School, located at 625 Brightwood Drive in Marion, Ohio, is a public elementary school serving students within the Marion City School District. The school is named in honor of the 23rd President of the United States and serves as a foundational learning environment for children in the Marion community, focusing on core academic development and social-emotional growth during their primary education years.
As part of the Marion City Schools system, Benjamin Harrison Elementary operates with a commitment to preparing students for future academic success by fostering a supportive and structured school culture. The school typically offers a standard curriculum emphasizing literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies, while often integrating extracurricular opportunities and community engagement initiatives designed to enrich the student experience and strengthen home-school partnerships.
For more information, contact Benjamin Harrison Elementary School at (740) 223-4999 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Marion, OH 43302-5207
(740) 223-4999
BENJAMIN HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public Title I school in Marion, OH with about 467 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Ohio
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Marion City
- Total Students:
- 467
- Teachers:
- 22.2
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 467 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending BENJAMIN HARRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is predominantly White, representing about 77% of the student body.
- White
- 76.9%
- Black or African American
- 9.2%
- Two or more races
- 7.5%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 5.8%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.4%
- Asian
- 0.2%
- Female
- 46.7%
- Male
- 53.3%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.