2022-23 School Year Enrollment: 629 seventh grade students welcomed in Belmont County schools

OH Superintendent of Public Instruction J. Christopher Woolard 2023 | Ohio Department of Education

By EC Ohio News

Jul 12, 2024

There were 629 seventh grade students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

St. Clairsville Middle School and Union Local Middle School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 118 students each.

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.

Belmont County Enrollment by Grade - Yearly Comparison

Seventh Grade Enrollment in Belmont County Schools for 2022-23 School Year

School name	# of 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
St. Clairsville Middle School	118	23.7	497
Union Local Middle School	118	34.4	343
Barnesville Middle School	106	24.5	432
Bellaire Middle School	83	23.5	353
Martins Ferry Middle School	82	21.1	389
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	62	28.7	216
Shadyside High School	45	16.1	280
Powhatan Elementary School	15	9.3	162
Leona Ave Middle School	0	0	185
Union Local Elementary School	0	0	634
St. Clairsville Elementary School	0	0	612
Barnesville Elementary School	0	0	549
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	0	0	529
Bellaire Elementary School	0	0	476
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	0	0	346
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	0	0	220
Bellaire High School	0	0	291
Martins Ferry High School	0	0	383
Barnesville High School	0	0	352
The Bridgeport School District - High School	0	0	175
St. Clairsville High School	0	0	439
Union Local High School	0	0	414