Martins Ferry City Schools

Listed by NCES as Martins Ferry City (district ID 3904434)

Public school district · Belmont County · Ohio · NCES district ID 3904434

Martins Ferry City Schools spent $15,735 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 75% of the other Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $14,273). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,269 students in 2024-25; 47.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,374 per student, up 10.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Ohio: 86.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Ohio districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Martins Ferry City Schools in enrollment (1,282 to 1,351 students) and Martins Ferry City Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Martins Ferry City Schools, FY23Rock Hill Local $19,620; Martins Ferry City Schools $15,735; Paulding Exempted Village Schools $14,970; Milton-Union Exempted Village $14,465; Wickliffe City $14,269; Zane Trace Local Schools $13,719; Preble Shawnee Local Schools $13,066; Norwayne Local $12,441; Chippewa Local $11,667; Genoa Area Local Schools $11,623; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kRock Hill Local$19,620Martins Ferry City Schools$15,735Paulding Exempted Village Scho…$14,970Milton-Union Exempted Village$14,465Wickliffe City$14,269Zane Trace Local Schools$13,719Preble Shawnee Local Schools$13,066Norwayne Local$12,441Chippewa Local$11,667Genoa Area Local Schools$11,623State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Martins Ferry City Schools, FY23Rock Hill Local $19,620; Martins Ferry City Schools $15,735; Paulding Exempted Village Schools $14,970; Milton-Union Exempted Village $14,465; Wickliffe City $14,269; Zane Trace Local Schools $13,719; Preble Shawnee Local Schools $13,066; Norwayne Local $12,441; Chippewa Local $11,667; Genoa Area Local Schools $11,623; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kRock Hill Local$19,620Martins Ferry City Schools$15,735Paulding Exempted Village Schools$14,970Milton-Union Exempted Village$14,465Wickliffe City$14,269Zane Trace Local Schools$13,719Preble Shawnee Local Schools$13,066Norwayne Local$12,441Chippewa Local$11,667Genoa Area Local Schools$11,623State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Martins Ferry City Schools, FY23Rock Hill Local $19,620; Martins Ferry City Schools $15,735; Paulding Exempted Village Schools $14,970; Milton-Union Exempted Village $14,465; Wickliffe City $14,269; Zane Trace Local Schools $13,719; Preble Shawnee Local Schools $13,066; Norwayne Local $12,441; Chippewa Local $11,667; Genoa Area Local Schools $11,623; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kRock Hill Local$19,620Martins Ferry City Schools$15,735Paulding Exempted Village Schools$14,970Milton-Union Exempted Village$14,465Wickliffe City$14,269Zane Trace Local Schools$13,719Preble Shawnee Local Schools$13,066Norwayne Local$12,441Chippewa Local$11,667Genoa Area Local Schools$11,623State median, 1,000+ students $14,273
Current spending per student, Ohio districts closest in size to Martins Ferry City Schools, FY23Rock Hill Local $19,620; Martins Ferry City Schools $15,735; Paulding Exempted Village Schools $14,970; Milton-Union Exempted Village $14,465; Wickliffe City $14,269; Zane Trace Local Schools $13,719; Preble Shawnee Local Schools $13,066; Norwayne Local $12,441; Chippewa Local $11,667; Genoa Area Local Schools $11,623; State median, 1,000+ students $14,273.10k15k20k25kRock Hill Local$19,620Martins Ferry City Schools$15,735Paulding Exempted Village Schools$14,970Milton-Union Exempted Village$14,465Wickliffe City$14,269Zane Trace Local Schools$13,719Preble Shawnee Local Schools$13,066Norwayne Local$12,441Chippewa Local$11,667Genoa Area Local Schools$11,623State median, 1,000+ students $14,273

Where the money came from

$25,523,000 in revenue: 47.6% state, 34.9% local and 17.5% federal. Total spending including $5,529,000 of capital outlay was $27,395,000, or $20,801 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Martins Ferry City Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $12,145,000; Local $8,905,000; Federal $4,473,000; total $25,523,000.
  • State$12,145,000 48%
  • Local$8,905,000 35%
  • Federal$4,473,000 18%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 452 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,317 students in 2022-23, 1,310 students in 2023-24, 1,269 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Martins Ferry City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,317, 2023-24: 1,310, 2024-25: 1,26905001k1.5k2022-231,3172023-241,3102024-251,269
Martins Ferry City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,317, 2023-24: 1,310, 2024-25: 1,26905001k1.5k2022-231,3172023-241,3102024-251,269
Martins Ferry City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,317, 2023-24: 1,310, 2024-25: 1,26905001k1.5k2022-231,3172023-241,3102024-251,269
Martins Ferry City Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,317, 2023-24: 1,310, 2024-25: 1,26905001k1.5k2022-231,3172023-241,3102024-251,269

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,317not reportednot reported
2023-241,31079.016.6
2024-251,26968.018.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Martins Ferry City Schools scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 46-50% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOhioStudents tested
Reading and language arts55-59%59%615
Math46-50%54%615

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 124 students in Martins Ferry City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOhio
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%86.2%
Students in the class124132,008

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

1 elementary school, 492 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Anna Marie Ayers Elementary School49223.461.8%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 434 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Martins Ferry Middle School43424.1not reportedEligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 343 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Martins Ferry High School34311.891.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Martins Ferry City Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Martins Ferry City Schools

  1. Ohio districts by spending per studentMartins Ferry City Schools ranks 116 of 452 Ohio districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($15,735).#116 of 452
  2. Every school district in OhioMartins Ferry City Schools is the number 360 by size of 999 Ohio districts, with 1,317 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#360 of 999
  3. Wickliffe City School DistrictThe next larger Ohio district: 1,337 students in fall 2022, $14,269 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$14,269
  4. Genoa Area Local SchoolsThe next smaller Ohio district: 1,307 students in fall 2022, $11,623 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,623
  5. Compare Martins Ferry City Schools with Wickliffe City School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Martins Ferry High School, its largest high school343 students in 2024-25, 11.8 per teacher.343
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Martins Ferry City Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Martins Ferry City Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,269 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Martins Ferry City Schools spend per student?
    $15,735 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Ohio median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,273 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $17,374 per student, up 10.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Martins Ferry City Schools' money come from?
    $25,523,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 47.6% state, 34.9% local and 17.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Martins Ferry City Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 333 of the 1,421 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How do students in Martins Ferry City Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Martins Ferry City Schools scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading and 46-50% in math, against 59% in reading and 54% in math across Ohio. Ohio's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  6. What is the graduation rate in Martins Ferry City Schools?
    85-89% of the 124 students in Martins Ferry City Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across Ohio. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  7. What is Martins Ferry City Schools' NCES district ID?
    3904434. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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