Clear Fork High School

Clear Fork High School operates as an intimate 9-12 campus in Bellville, Ohio, operated by Clear Fork Valley Local. Current enrollment sits at 412 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 565 students per school, that is 27% leaner than typical.

Clear Fork High School is one of 5 schools operated by Clear Fork Valley Local, a district that instructs 1,472 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Clear Fork High School logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.7:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Richland County (around 54%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clear Fork High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 65.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Richland County shows median household earnings sit near $59,509, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Clear Fork High School is one of 49 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 18,772 students).

Clear Fork Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clear Fork High School at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 78.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clear Fork High School has contracted 20%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 412 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.