| Marion Local High School | |
| Motto: | Every student. Every day. Whatever it takes. |
| Streetaddress: | 1901 State Route 716 |
| Region: | Marion Township, |
| City: | Maria Stein |
| County: | Mercer County |
| State: | Ohio |
| Zipcode: | 45860 |
| Country: | USA |
| Coordinates: | 40.4044°N -84.4936°W |
| Type: | Public (U.S.) |
| Established: | 1922 |
| Schoolboard: | Randall Bruns |
| District: | Marion Local School District |
| Superintendent: | Mike Pohlman |
| Principal: | Tim Goodwin |
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Fight Song: | Go, Go, You Marion Flyers |
| Athletics: | Division IV (VI football) |
| Athletics Conference: | Midwest Athletic Conference |
| Sports: | Football, Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Softball, Cross Country, Track, Swimming, Golf, Bowling |
| Mascot: | Freddie Flyer |
| Nickname: | Flyers |
| Rival: | Versailles, Coldwater, St. Henry |
| Newspaper: | The Gold Standard |
| Yearbook: | The Flyer |
| Alumni: | Cory Luebke |
| School Code: | HNBFTS |
| Enrollment: | 286[1] |
| Enrollment As Of: | 2019-20 |
Marion Local High School is a public high school located in Maria Stein, in Mercer County, Ohio's Marion Township. It currently has approximately 286 students enrolled. The students are from Maria Stein and several surrounding communities, including Cassella, Chickasaw, St. Rose and St. Sebastian in Mercer County, Osgood in Darke County, as well as a small portion of Auglaize County. These communities were served by a series of local one-room school houses that still stand in Chickasaw, Minster, St. Rose and St. Sebastian. In 1922 a 2-year high school was established in Maria Stein and in 1930 a 3-story brick school (named St. John's School) was completed directly across from St. John's Church. In 1955 the Marion Local Consolidated School District was established and charged with strengthening the educational opportunities for students in the 6 member communities. The Marion Local School District built a new high school, the Marion Local High School, in Maria Stein in 1957.
Marion Local High School is notable statewide for its athletic prowess. Since 2000, the school has won 14 state football championships, setting a state record previously held by St Ignatius High School of Cleveland, Ohio.[2] In addition, the school has won 9 additional state championships in various sports since 1975, placing it in the upper echelon of state athletic programs. What is equally remarkable is that this success has fostered a "can do" attitude among students leading to academic and musical success described below. Despite its small size the school is ranked academically in the upper 20% of high schools in the state.[3]
Marion Local is a member of the Midwest Athletic Conference. They have captured more than 50 league championships in various MAC-sanctioned sports since 1973. Marion Local has the most playoff-era football state championships in the state of Ohio at 14.
The Marion Local High School Band is the largest student organization in the high school. In addition to their band activities, more than three-quarters of the members participate in a sport.
Brad Spettel is the current band director.