Belpre City

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Belpre, Ohio - 3 schools

An equity score of 48/100 ranks Belpre City #364 of 806 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.

At $13,038 per pupil, Belpre City ranks #605 of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.

898
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,038
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types

District-Level NCES Analysis

Belpre City operates 3 public schools serving 898 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Washington County.

Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,038 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 966 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 42.9% local, 38.1% state, and 19.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 48/100, ranked #364 of 806 in Ohio against a state average of 46, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.

a 202.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 43.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.9% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Belpre Elementary School, with a diversity index of 22.4/100.

Its largest campus is Belpre Elementary School, enrolling 484 students (54% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Belpre Blue Sky Academy, at 18 students, a 27x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.

Belpre Elementary School accounts for 53.9% of all Belpre City student enrollment

That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Belpre City a distant remainder — means Belpre City-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Belpre City school enrollment varies 27× across entities

Belpre City school enrollment ranges from 18 students (lowest) to 484 students (highest), a spread of 466 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Belpre City student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)

student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection

Belpre City chronic absenteeism rate is 43.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22

Where does the funding come from?

19.0%
Federal
38.1%
State
42.9%
Local

Funding Equity

48
Equity Score
364 / 806
State Rank
46
State Average

This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.

Student Demographics

Average demographic composition across 3 schools in Belpre City.

White 90.9%
Hispanic or Latino 1.1%
African American 0.6%
Multiracial 5.4%
Other 2.0%

Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.

Student-body diversity

Average diversity index 16.7/100

Average Simpson diversity index across Belpre City's schools, below the Ohio average of 35.3.

Most mixed schools

  1. 1 Belpre Elementary School 22.4
  2. 2 Belpre High School 17.2
  3. 3 Belpre Blue Sky Academy 10.6

Programs & Resources

202.5:1
Student-Counselor Ratio
43.0%
Chronically Absent

Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.

Schools in Belpre City

School Enrollment
Belpre Elementary School
484
Belpre High School
387
Belpre Blue Sky Academy
18

How Belpre City Compares to Similar-Size Districts

The Ohio districts closest to this one in total enrollment.

District Enrollment Spending Funding Mix
Newton Falls Exempted Village Similar size Similar spending Similar funding mix
Weathersfield Local Similar size Similar spending Similar funding mix
Northwood Local Schools Similar size Similar spending More locally funded
Wayne Trace Local Similar size Higher spending More locally funded
Fairfield Local Similar size Similar spending Less locally funded

Comparisons are relative to Belpre City's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many schools are in Belpre City?

Belpre City has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 898 students.

How much does Belpre City spend per student?

Belpre City spends $13,038 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #364 in Ohio.

What is the demographic composition of Belpre City?

Belpre City students are 90.9% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.

What is the equity score for Belpre City?

Belpre City has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #364 out of 806 districts in Ohio.