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Among the many ethnicities represented in Belmont County schools, non-Hispanic white was the most prevalent among the county students in the 2023-24 school year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Of the 8,242 students attending Belmont County schools, 90.1% were non-Hispanic white. Multiracial students were the second most common ethnicity, making up 4.8% of Belmont County student body.

In the previous school year, non-Hispanic white students were also the most common group in Belmont County, representing 91% of the student body.

St. Clairsville High School had the most diverse student body in Belmont County including non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, multiracial and non-Hispanic white.

In the 2023-24 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped 0.7% when compared to the previous year.

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	Most prevalent ethnic group	% of Total Student Population	Total enrollment
Powhatan Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97.5%	197
Barnesville Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	97.1%	421
Barnesville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	97%	528
Barnesville High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.7%	337
Union Local High School	Non-Hispanic White	96.6%	387
Leona Ave Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	96.2%	184
Union Local Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	95%	598
Union Local Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	94.8%	326
Shadyside High School	Non-Hispanic White	94.2%	277
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	93.9%	230
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	91%	223
The Bridgeport School District - High School	Non-Hispanic White	89.9%	168
St. Clairsville High School	Non-Hispanic White	89%	455
St. Clairsville Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.1%	512
Bellaire Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	88.1%	335
St. Clairsville Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	86.8%	627
Martins Ferry Middle School	Non-Hispanic White	85%	401
Martins Ferry High School	Non-Hispanic White	84.8%	363
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	Non-Hispanic White	84.4%	352
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	82.7%	537
Bellaire High School	Non-Hispanic White	82.6%	293
Bellaire Elementary School	Non-Hispanic White	82.5%	491