SE Ohio Times

There were 517 third grade students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Marietta Elementary School welcomed most of the third grade students in the county, registering 155 students.

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

Statewide, Washington County ranked 50th in enrollment numbers, with a total of 6,979 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 50th 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 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Marietta Elementary School	155	24.3	637
Warren Elementary School	148	18.9	783
Belpre Elementary School	60	12.2	491
Waterford Elementary School	49	11.9	412
Beverly-Center Elementary School	40	17.8	225
Newport Elementary School	38	18.4	206
Lowell Elementary School	15	15.3	98
Matamoras Elementary School	12	11.8	102
Phillips School	0	0	237
Washington School	0	0	238
Salem-Liberty Elementary School	0	0	70
Belpre High School	0	0	379
Marietta High School	0	0	995
Fort Frye High School	0	0	261
Fort Frye Middle School	0	0	239
Frontier High/Middle School	0	0	204
Warren Middle School	0	0	653
Warren High School	0	0	555
Waterford High School	0	0	160