Public schools in Marietta, OH
Marietta has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,472 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Marietta City Schools runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Marietta's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Marietta | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta City Schools | 4 | 2,148 | $13,083 |
| Washington County Career Center District | 1 | 413 | $19,303 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Marietta, 1,389 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta High School | 995 | 17.8 | 48.6% | Marietta City Schools |
| Washington County CC Barrett Bld | 394 | 13.6 | 65.2% | Washington County Career Center District |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Marietta, 1,083 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Elementary School | 628 | 17.9 | 52.2% | Marietta City Schools |
| Washington School | 251 | 16.7 | 66.5% | Marietta City Schools |
| Phillips School | 204 | 12.0 | 58.3% | Marietta City Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Marietta's public schools compare with Ohio's
The median Marietta school has 16.7 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Ohio median of 17.0. 40% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 49% across the state. Its median school enrolls 394 students (state 395).
| Marietta | Ohio | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.7 | 17.0 |
| Median school size (students) | 394 | 395 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 40% | 49% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 41% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Marietta schools and the 3,471 Ohio schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Marietta
- Marietta City SchoolsRuns 4 of Marietta's 5 public schools and spent $13,083 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,083
- Marietta High School, the largest high school in Marietta995 students in 2024-25, 17.8 per teacher.995
- Compare Marietta City Schools with Washington County Career Center DistrictMarietta's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in OhioOhio's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Marietta addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Ohio
- Columbus221 schools
- Cincinnati169 schools
- Cleveland152 schools
- Toledo94 schools
- Dayton84 schools
- Akron72 schools
- Canton38 schools
- Youngstown38 schools
Questions about schools in Marietta
How many public schools are in Marietta, OH?
5 public schools with an address in Marietta were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,472 students.What is the largest high school in Marietta?
Marietta High School, with 995 students in 2024-25 (Marietta City Schools).Which districts run Marietta's schools?
Marietta City Schools (4 schools), Washington County Career Center District (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25