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There were 613 first grade students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

St. Clairsville Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 111 students.

Within Belmont County schools, the highest student count was found in sixth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Belmont County ranked 40th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,300 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 40th the year before.

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 1st Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
St. Clairsville Elementary School	111	18.1	612
Barnesville Elementary School	99	18	549
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	97	18.3	529
Union Local Elementary School	87	13.7	634
Bellaire Elementary School	79	16.6	476
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	61	27.7	220
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	61	17.6	346
Powhatan Elementary School	18	11.1	162
Bellaire High School	0	0	291
Bellaire Middle School	0	0	353
Martins Ferry Middle School	0	0	389
Martins Ferry High School	0	0	383
Barnesville High School	0	0	352
Barnesville Middle School	0	0	432
The Bridgeport School District - High School	0	0	175
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	0	0	216
St. Clairsville Middle School	0	0	497
St. Clairsville High School	0	0	439
Leona Ave Middle School	0	0	185
Shadyside High School	0	0	280
Union Local High School	0	0	414
Union Local Middle School	0	0	343