SE Ohio Times

There were 560 seventh grade students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.2% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Marietta High School welcomed most of the seventh grade students in the county, registering 173 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 7th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Marietta High School	173	17.4	995
Warren Middle School	169	25.9	653
Belpre High School	77	20.3	379
Fort Frye Middle School	70	29.3	239
Waterford Elementary School	36	8.7	412
Frontier High/Middle School	35	17.2	204
Marietta Elementary School	0	0	637
Belpre Elementary School	0	0	491
Newport Elementary School	0	0	206
Matamoras Elementary School	0	0	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
Fort Frye High School	0	0	261
Warren High School	0	0	555
Waterford High School	0	0	160