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There were 134 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 16.5% more 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 Black students comprised 1.6% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Belmont County, Martins Ferry High School recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 24 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 Black students enrolment	Total enrollment
Martins Ferry High School	6.3	383
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	4.3	530
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	6.1	345
Bellaire High School	5.4	294
Bellaire Elementary School	3.2	476
Martins Ferry Middle School	3.6	389
St. Clairsville Middle School	2.2	498
Bellaire Middle School	2.8	352
St. Clairsville Elementary School	0	611
Union Local Elementary School	0	634
Barnesville Elementary School	0	549
St. Clairsville High School	0	440
The Bridgeport School District - High School	0	177
Barnesville High School	0	352
Union Local Middle School	0	343
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	0	217
Barnesville Middle School	0	432
Union Local High School	0	414
Shadyside High School	0	280
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	0	220
Leona Ave Middle School	0	185
Powhatan Elementary School	0	179