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There were 7,552 non-Hispanic white students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.4% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Belmont County welcomed 8,300 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic white students comprised 91% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Belmont County, Union Local Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 601 students.

In 2022, Ohio saw an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, which is an improvement for the state and is lower than the national average of 1:16.

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	% of non-Hispanic white students enrolment	Total enrollment
Union Local Elementary School	94.8	634
Barnesville Elementary School	96.9	549
St. Clairsville Elementary School	86.9	611
St. Clairsville Middle School	88.4	498
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	82.6	530
Barnesville Middle School	97.5	432
St. Clairsville High School	92.7	440
Union Local High School	97.8	414
Bellaire Elementary School	85.1	476
Barnesville High School	95.5	352
Martins Ferry Middle School	86.4	389
Martins Ferry High School	87.2	383
Union Local Middle School	95	343
Bellaire Middle School	87.2	352
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	85.5	345
Shadyside High School	93.9	280
Bellaire High School	87.8	294
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	95	220
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	92.6	217
Leona Ave Middle School	95.7	185
Powhatan Elementary School	97.2	179
The Bridgeport School District - High School	87.6	177