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There were 149 non-Hispanic Black students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 11.2% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Data showed that Belmont County welcomed 8,242 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, non-Hispanic Black students comprised 1.8% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Belmont County, The Bridgeport School District - Elementary recorded the highest enrollment of non-Hispanic Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 27 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
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	7.7	352
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	4.8	537
Martins Ferry Middle School	5.2	401
Martins Ferry High School	5.5	363
Bellaire High School	6.1	293
Bellaire Elementary School	3.1	491
Bellaire Middle School	3.3	335
St. Clairsville High School	2.4	455
Leona Ave Middle School	0	184
Powhatan Elementary School	0	197
Union Local High School	0	387
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	0	230
Barnesville High School	0	337
Shadyside High School	0	277
Union Local Middle School	0	326
Barnesville Middle School	0	421
The Bridgeport School District - High School	0	168
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	0	223
Barnesville Elementary School	0	528
Union Local Elementary School	0	598
St. Clairsville Middle School	0	512
St. Clairsville Elementary School	0	627