Bellaire High School

Bellaire High School is a compact 9-12 campus in Bellaire, Ohio, run under Bellaire Local. The school instructs 310 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Bellaire High School sits 45% below that benchmark.

Bellaire High School is one of 3 schools operated by Bellaire Local, a district that hosts 1,167 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bellaire High School logs that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 11% multiracial, 5% Black. The wider county runs roughly 91% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Bellaire High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Belmont County (around 65%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Bellaire High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.3%; this one delivers 60.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Belmont County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $57,017 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bellaire High School is one of 23 public schools in Belmont County (combined enrollment of about 8,619 students).

Nearest neighbor: Center McMechen Elementary School, around 2.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 4%: 322 students in 2018 compared to 310 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 90% to 82%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.