Barnesville Middle School

Barnesville Middle School is one of the middle-of-the-pack middle-grades schools in Barnesville, Ohio, run under Barnesville Exempted Village, with 418 students on its rolls from grades 5 through 8.

Across the 3 schools in Barnesville Exempted Village (1,319 students total), Barnesville Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Barnesville Middle School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (96%). Other groups include 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Barnesville Middle School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Barnesville Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

Across the wider county, census data for Belmont County shows median household income runs about $57,017, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Belmont County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,619 students), of which Barnesville Middle School is one.

Barnesville High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Barnesville Middle School has held roughly steady, going from 423 students in 2018 to 418 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 today.

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