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There were 496 11th grade students enrolled in Belmont County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 5.7% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

St. Clairsville High School welcomed most of the 11th grade students in the county, registering 101 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.

School name	# of 11th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
St. Clairsville High School	101	22.2	455
Union Local High School	96	24.8	387
Martins Ferry High School	81	22.4	362
Bellaire High School	78	26.8	291
Barnesville High School	72	21.3	338
Shadyside High School	38	13.7	277
The Bridgeport School District - High School	30	18	167
Union Local Elementary School	0	0	599
Jefferson Ave Elementary School	0	0	229
The Bridgeport School District - Elementary	0	0	351
Barnesville Elementary School	0	0	527
Bellaire Elementary School	0	0	491
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School	0	0	537
St. Clairsville Elementary School	0	0	628
Leona Ave Middle School	0	0	184
Powhatan Elementary School	0	0	190
The Bridgeport School DIstrict - Middle School	0	0	224
Bellaire Middle School	0	0	335
Martins Ferry Middle School	0	0	401
Barnesville Middle School	0	0	422
Union Local Middle School	0	0	326
St. Clairsville Middle School	0	0	512