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Union Local Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Belmont County schools, welcoming 634 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.1% of them were boys, and 48.9% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 94.8% of Union Local Elementary School's total enrollment.

Among the 22 schools in Belmont County, St. Clairsville Elementary School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 611 students, while Barnesville Elementary School welcomed 549 students to be ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Union Local Elementary School is part of Union Local, which generally encompasses schools within Belmont County, with its main office in Belmont.

In the previous school year, Union Local Elementary School still had the highest number of students among Belmont County schools.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is better than the national average of 1:16. This marks an improvement for the state, especially compared to 2016, when the ratio reached its decade-high at 16.1 students per teacher.

Despite the apparent improvement, this positive trend is overshadowed by a general decline in public school enrollments, which was accelerated by the pandemic. This decline, aligned with the steady number of teachers in the state over the last 10 years, has led to low student-to-teacher ratios.

School Name	City	Total School Enrollment
Union Local Elementary School	Belmont	634
St. Clairsville Elementary School	Saint Clairsville	611
Barnesville Elementary School	Barnesville	549
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	Martins	530
St. Clairsville Middle School	Saint Clairsville	498
Bellaire Elementary School	Bellaire	476
St. Clairsville High School	Saint Clairsville	440
Barnesville Middle School	Barnesville	432
Union Local High School	Belmont	414
Martins Ferry Middle School	Martins Ferry	389
Martins Ferry High School	Martins Ferry	383
Barnesville High School	Barnesville	352
Bellaire Middle School	Bellaire	352
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	Bridgeport	345
Union Local Middle School	Belmont	343
Bellaire High School	Bellaire	294
Shadyside High School	Shadyside	280
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	Shadyside	220
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	Bridgeport	217
Leona Ave Middle School	Shadyside	185
Powhatan Elementary School	Powhatan Point	179
The Bridgeport School District - High School	Bridgeport	177