Harding High School
1500 Harding Hwy East
Marion OH, 43302, Marion County
Phone: 740-223-4701
Ranking: 
(717 out of 821, bottom 13%)*
(717 out of 821, bottom 13%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Marion City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 76 | 69 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 80 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 934 | 970 | 1,009 | 1,021 | 1,107 | 1,474 | 1,512 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 360 | 38.5% | 372 | 38.4% | 378 | 37.5% | 389 | 38.1% | 346 | 31.3% | 389 | 26.4% | 404 | 26.7% |
| Grade 10: | 231 | 24.7% | 223 | 23.0% | 235 | 23.3% | 223 | 21.8% | 328 | 29.6% | 379 | 25.7% | 348 | 23.0% |
| Grade 11: | 168 | 18.0% | 191 | 19.7% | 207 | 20.5% | 221 | 21.6% | 230 | 20.8% | 360 | 24.4% | 411 | 27.2% |
| Grade 12: | 175 | 18.7% | 184 | 19.0% | 189 | 18.7% | 188 | 18.4% | 203 | 18.3% | 346 | 23.5% | 349 | 23.1% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 479 | 51.3% | 486 | 50.1% | 532 | 52.7% | 519 | 50.8% | 530 | 47.9% | 724 | 49.1% | 765 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 455 | 48.7% | 484 | 49.9% | 477 | 47.3% | 502 | 49.2% | 535 | 48.3% | 705 | 47.8% | 713 | 47.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 7 | 0.6% | 6 | 0.4% | 8 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 35 | 3.7% | 29 | 3.0% | 30 | 3.0% | 32 | 3.1% | 32 | 2.9% | 38 | 2.6% | 36 | 2.4% |
| Black: | 72 | 7.7% | 80 | 8.2% | 72 | 7.1% | 75 | 7.3% | 90 | 8.1% | 89 | 6.0% | 102 | 6.7% |
| White: | 765 | 81.9% | 793 | 81.8% | 852 | 84.4% | 855 | 83.7% | 942 | 85.1% | 1,302 | 88.3% | 1,334 | 88.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 60 | 6.4% | 63 | 6.5% | 50 | 5.0% | 51 | 5.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 586 | 62.7% | NA | NA | 554 | 54.9% | 527 | 51.6% | 550 | 49.7% | 588 | 39.9% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | 96 | 9.5% | 95 | 9.3% | 99 | 8.9% | 134 | 9.1% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.31 | 13.99 | 14.91 | 13.65 | 14.27 | 19.00 | 18.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| OGT | ||||||
| 2004 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 58.1% | 84.5% |
| 2005 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 75.9% | 81.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 75.2% | 82.7% |
| 2007 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 75.8% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.9% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.9% | 81.4% |
| 2010 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.8% | 80.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 76.6% | 82.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 82.6% |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73.5% | 83.3% |
| 2004 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 63% | 95.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 92% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.8% | 89.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.5% | 86.7% |
| 2008 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 72.2% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 66.1% | 84.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.2% | 83% |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 81.9% | 87.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 74.6% | 86% |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 72.9% | 87.6% |
| 2005 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.9% | 73% |
| 2006 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 68% | 67.1% | 73.1% |
| 2007 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 60.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 62.8% | 72.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.7% | 52.4% | 76% |
| 2010 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 54.9% | 73% |
| 2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 64% | 63% | 74.7% |
| 2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 59.1% | 81.6% |
| 2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 77.2% |
| 2005 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 79.3% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 71.2% | 79.5% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 67.9% | 67.4% | 76% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 65% | 65% | 78.4% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 63.4% | 81.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 63.3% | 79.6% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.3% | 80.1% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.0% | 68.0% | 76.7% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 10th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 81.1% |
| 2005 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 83.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 82.9% | 88% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.4% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.6% | 85.2% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.3% | 89.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 63.9% | 64.4% | 84.1% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 80.9% | 80.3% | 89.5% |
| 2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 68.6% | 87.1% |
| 2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 64.1% | 84.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.3% | 88.8% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.2% | 83.2% | 88.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 79.3% | 88.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 82.3% | 89.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 84.8% | 89.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.5% | 89.9% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 88.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.6% | 92.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 84.4% | 91.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 83.8% | 92.8% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80% | 91.6% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.5% | 92.4% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 91.1% | 92.6% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.8% | 92.9% |
| 2007 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.4% | 83.6% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.5% | 83.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 71.7% | 84.2% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.1% | 85.1% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 78% | 84.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.2% | 87.8% |
| 2013 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 74.5% | 85.1% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 78.1% | 87.6% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 79.1% | 86.5% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 74.9% | 88.6% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.9% | 74.9% | 88.7% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.9% | 88% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.0% | 84.6% | 85.6% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 88.2% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87.1% | 93.4% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.4% | 93% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 82.8% | 93.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 81.3% | 0% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.7% | 93.4% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.1% | 93% |
| 2013 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 92.1% |
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* Harding High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.