SE Ohio Times

There were 584 sixth grade students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.8% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Marietta Elementary School welcomed most of the sixth grade students in the county, registering 172 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 6th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Marietta Elementary School	172	27	637
Warren Middle School	169	25.9	653
Fort Frye Middle School	93	38.9	239
Belpre Elementary School	58	11.8	491
Waterford Elementary School	54	13.1	412
Newport Elementary School	23	11.2	206
Matamoras Elementary School	15	14.7	102
Beverly-Center Elementary School	0	0	225
Lowell Elementary School	0	0	98
Salem-Liberty Elementary School	0	0	70
Warren Elementary School	0	0	783
Phillips School	0	0	237
Washington School	0	0	238
Belpre High School	0	0	379
Marietta High School	0	0	995
Fort Frye High School	0	0	261
Frontier High/Middle School	0	0	204
Warren High School	0	0	555
Waterford High School	0	0	160