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There were 8,242 students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 0.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Boys made up 50.6% of the county's student body, while the other 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that white, Non-Hispanic students made up 90.1% of the student body, the largest percentage in Belmont County schools, followed by multiracial students with 4.8%, 1.8% Black, Non-Hispanic students and 0.8% Hispanic students.

St. Clairsville Elementary School had the highest enrollment among Belmont County's 22 schools in the 2023-24 cycle, welcoming 627 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	Total enrollment in 2022-23	Total enrollment in 2023-24	% change
St. Clairsville Elementary School	611	627	2.6
Union Local Elementary School	634	598	-5.7
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	530	537	1.3
Barnesville Elementary School	549	528	-3.8
St. Clairsville Middle School	498	512	2.8
Bellaire Elementary School	476	491	3.2
St. Clairsville High School	440	455	3.4
Barnesville Middle School	432	421	-2.5
Martins Ferry Middle School	389	401	3.1
Union Local High School	414	387	-6.5
Martins Ferry High School	383	363	-5.2
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	345	352	2
Barnesville High School	352	337	-4.3
Bellaire Middle School	352	335	-4.8
Union Local Middle School	343	326	-5
Bellaire High School	294	293	-0.3
Shadyside High School	280	277	-1.1
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	220	230	4.5
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	217	223	2.8
Powhatan Elementary School	179	197	10.1
Leona Ave Middle School	185	184	-0.5
The Bridgeport School District - High School	177	168	-5.1