Bellefontaine High School

Located at 555 E Lake Ave, in Bellefontaine, Ohio, Bellefontaine High School is a mid-tier four-year high school that teaches 643 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Bellefontaine City.

Bellefontaine High School is one of 4 schools operated by Bellefontaine City, a district that educates 2,229 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Bellefontaine High School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 11% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 92%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Bellefontaine High School has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Bellefontaine High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 70.6%; this one comes in at 56.0%, -14.6 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Logan County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,551, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Logan County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,357 students), Bellefontaine High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Bellefontaine Middle School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bellefontaine High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 68.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 10%: 716 students in 2018 compared to 643 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 1% to 6% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.