SE Ohio Times

There were 602 eighth grade students enrolled in Washington County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 3.5% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce.

Marietta High School welcomed most of the eighth grade students in the county, registering 200 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 8th Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Marietta High School	200	20.1	995
Warren Middle School	158	24.2	653
Fort Frye Middle School	76	31.8	239
Belpre High School	75	19.8	379
Waterford Elementary School	52	12.6	412
Frontier High/Middle School	41	20.1	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