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B−

Belpre City School District

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Belpre, Belpre Township and Dunham Township.

Belpre’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Ohio school districts

Students
889
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,524
OH $16,610
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Debt
$0.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Belpre City School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Ohio districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the OH average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.6% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $0.2M, about $208 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% of the 910 Ohio school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Belpre 6,657BBelpre Township 3,815BDunham Township 2,503

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Belpre. Grade by grade →

K–6Belpre Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Belpre High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OH

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 52.2% · 522 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 59.5% · 536 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 86.2% · 87 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,524 per student · 7% below OH
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 38%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 40%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
952’21
898’22
897’23
889’24

Down 6.6% since 2021–22.

Students
White 89%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Ohio’s other public schools.

Belpre Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Belpre
B−
484 students17:1
Belpre Blue Sky Academy
Other · Grades 3–12 · Belpre
18 students
Belpre High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Belpre
C
387 students14:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Warren Local School DistrictBarlow Township, Decatur Township, Fairfield Township
$13,257per student
Federal Hocking Local School DistrictTroy Township
$19,477per student
Wood County School DistrictParkersburg
$15,212per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Ohio.