Union Local Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Belmont, Ohio

Union Local Middle School in Belmont, Ohio enrolled 304 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Ohio middle-school median of 16.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 55-59% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 51% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Ohio: 59% and 54.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 26%

342 students in 2022-23, 327 students in 2023-24, 304 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Union Local Middle School by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233422023-243272024-25304
Students enrolled at Union Local Middle School by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233422023-243272024-25304
Students enrolled at Union Local Middle School by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233422023-243272024-25304
Students enrolled at Union Local Middle School by school year2022-23: 342, 2023-24: 327, 2024-25: 30401002003004002022-233422023-243272024-25304
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334219.018.0
2023-2432720.016.4
2024-2530424.012.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 91 of every 100 Ohio middle schools

Among the 640 Ohio middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.4; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 12.7; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 12.7; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 12.7; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Ohio middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 8.8 to 54.0; This school 12.7; state median 16.4.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 12.7state median 16.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Union Local Middle School enrolled 338 students and reported no counselor; it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent31.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

97.4% of students were White, 1.3% Hispanic, 1.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White97.4%
  2. Hispanic1.3%
  3. Two or more races1.0%
  4. Black0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Union Local Middle School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 across Ohio. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Ohio, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. 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 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtOhio
Reading and language arts, 2021-2255‑59%55‑59%59%
Math, 2022-2351%40‑44% (2021-22)54.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Union Local Middle School

  1. Barnesville Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 7.7 miles away: 418 students, 20.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.7 mi
  2. Buckeye Trail Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 21 miles away: 213 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).21 mi
  3. Compare Union Local Middle School with Barnesville Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Union Local spends per student$14,004 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,004
  5. The largest public schools in OhioUnion Local Middle School is the number 475 by size of 650 Ohio middle schools open in 2024-25.#475 of 650
  6. Ohio schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Ohio median of 16.4 for middle schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Union Local Middle School

  1. How many students attend Union Local Middle School?
    304 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 342 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Belmont, OH.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Local Middle School?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Ohio median for middle schools is 16.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Union Local Middle School a Title I school?
    Union Local Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Union Local Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Union Local Middle School scored proficient or above: 55-59% in reading in 2021-22 and 51% in math in 2022-23, against 59% in reading in 2021-22 and 54.3% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Union Local Middle School in?
    Union Local, NCES district ID 3904601. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 390460101380 are the district's.

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 state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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