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There were 70 Hispanic students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 7.7% 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, Hispanic students comprised 0.8% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Belmont County, St. Clairsville Elementary School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 28 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 Hispanic students enrolment	Total enrollment
St. Clairsville Elementary School	4.5	627
St. Clairsville Middle School	3.5	512
St. Clairsville High School	3.1	455
Union Local Elementary School	1.7	598
Barnesville Elementary School	0	528
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	0	223
The Bridgeport School District - High School	0	168
Barnesville Middle School	0	421
Union Local Middle School	0	326
Shadyside High School	0	277
Barnesville High School	0	337
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	0	230
Union Local High School	0	387
Powhatan Elementary School	0	197
Leona Ave Middle School	0	184
Bellaire Middle School	0	335
Bellaire Elementary School	0	491
Bellaire High School	0	293
Martins Ferry High School	0	363
Martins Ferry Middle School	0	401
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	0	537
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	0	352