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Belmont County schools welcomed 597 first grade students in 2023-24 school year

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Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

Paul Craft Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction | https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-craft-5b033a4a/

There were 597 first grade students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 2.6% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

St. Clairsville Elementary School welcomed most of the first grade students in the county, registering 109 students.

Within Belmont County schools, the highest student count was found in seventh grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in pre-kindergarten.

Statewide, Belmont County ranked 40th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 8,242 students enrolled in the 2023-24 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

Pre-kindergartenKindergartenGrade 1Grade 2Grade 3Grade 4Grade 5Grade 6Grade 7Grade 8Grade 9Grade 10Grade 11Grade 1201002003004005006007008002022-23 school year2023-24 school year

First Grade Enrollment in Belmont County Schools for 2023-24 School Year

School name# of 1st Grade Students Enrolled% of Student BodyTotal Enrollment
St. Clairsville Elementary School10917.4628
Barnesville Elementary School10519.9527
Union Local Elementary School8814.7599
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School8315.5537
Bellaire Elementary School8116.5491
Jefferson Ave Elementary School6227.1229
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary4512.8351
Powhatan Elementary School2412.6190
Union Local Middle School00326
Union Local High School00387
Shadyside High School00277
Leona Ave Middle School00184
St. Clairsville High School00455
St. Clairsville Middle School00512
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School00224
The Bridgeport School District - High School00167
Barnesville Middle School00422
Barnesville High School00338
Martins Ferry High School00362
Martins Ferry Middle School00401
Bellaire Middle School00335
Bellaire High School00291

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Ohio Department of Education• Union Local Elementary School• Barnesville Elementary School• Leona Ave Middle School• Jefferson Ave Elementary School• Powhatan Elementary School• Shadyside High School• Bridgeport High School• Bellaire Elementary School• Martins Ferry Middle School• Barnesville High School• Barnesville Middle School• St. Clairsville High School• Bellaire Middle School• Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School• Union Local Middle School• Martins Ferry High School• St. Clairsville Elementary School• St. Clairsville Middle School• The Bridgeport School District - Middle School• Bellaire High School• Union Local High School

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