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Enrollment
412
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 565
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR FORK VALLEY LOCAL·NCES 390494103582
Clear Fork High School
987 State Route 97 E, Bellville, OH 44813 · (419) 886-2601 · Richland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Ohio public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.9:1 · STATE 17.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
301 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 43%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 114 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 84 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 80 | 19% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Clear Fork Valley Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.7%
OH avg 59.8% . -3.1pp since 2021
Math
44.7%
OH avg 56.1% . +13.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.9% | 43.9% |
| 2022-23 | 60.2% | 41.3% |
| 2021-22 | 73.8% | 31.8% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Ohio's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clear Fork High School
Clear Fork High School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork High School this school | 412 | 73.1% | 65.8% |
| Washington County CC Barrett Bld Marietta | 394 | 72.8% | N/A |
| Madison-Plains High School London | 345 | 74.5% | 69.3% |
| Edison High School Richmond | 368 | 70.1% | 67.3% |
| Coldwater High School Coldwater | 380 | 68.2% | 82.5% |
| Mohawk High School Sycamore | 356 | 69.9% | 70.0% |
Matched among Ohio high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clear Fork High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Richland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #271 of 403 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #449 of 776 ▼ 25 | #5 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #299 of 774 ▼ 11 | #5 of 10 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.9pp | #311 of 742 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #465 of 888 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #146 of 739 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #635 of 749 | #8 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #72 of 435 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.7% | #108 of 484 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
412
-81 (-16%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 412 | 30.1 | 13.7:1 | 73% (301) |
| 2023-24 | 457 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 66% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 30.5 | 15.2:1 | 53% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | 30 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 513 | 32.5 | 15.8:1 | 61% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 71% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 541 | 31 | 17.4:1 | 72% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 572 | 30 | 19.1:1 | 18% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 24 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clear Fork High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (513 to 412); teachers down 7% (32.5 to 30.1).
About Clear Fork High School
Families in Bellville, Ohio, are served by Clear Fork High School, a low-enrollment high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 412 students. The school is 27% below the average for high schools in Ohio.
Clear Fork Valley Local has 5 schools; together they serve 1,472 students.
The share of White students at Clear Fork High School is 95%. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 10 points above the 85% share among Richland County residents. The diversity index for Clear Fork High School is 10%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Clear Fork High School has 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Across high schools in Ohio, the average ratio is 17.7:1. The school has 73% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points above the 54% average for public schools in Richland County.
On the allk12 Grade, Clear Fork High School lands at B+, ahead of 71% of Ohio public high schools.
Clear Fork High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.8%, compared with a predicted 61.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Ohio schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Richland County show the median household earns about $59,509 a year, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Public schools in Richland County number 49, with about 18,772 students.
Measured in a straight line, Clear Fork Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Clear Fork High School. Other public schools within five miles: 4. The nearest schools with test data average 78.3%, higher than Clear Fork High School's 65.8%.
In the federal locale system, Clear Fork High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, Clear Fork High School enrolled 493 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 412. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 13.7:1.
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Richland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
125,099
Census ACS
Median income
$59,509
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
18,772 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clear Fork Valley Local
- Bellville Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Clear Fork Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Clear Fork Valley PreschoolElementary · 54 students
Other schools in Bellville
- Bellville Elementary SchoolElementary · 400 students
- Clear Fork Middle SchoolMiddle · 354 students
Nearby schools
- Clear Fork Middle School0.0 mi · 354
- Bellville Elementary School1.8 mi · 400
- Clear Fork Valley Preschool2.8 mi · 54
- Butler Elementary School2.8 mi · 252
- Eastern Elementary School7.1 mi · 504
- Lucas High School7.2 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Clear Fork High SchoolHow many students attend Clear Fork High School?
Clear Fork High School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Clear Fork High School serve?
Clear Fork High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Clear Fork High School have?
Clear Fork High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clear Fork High School?
At Clear Fork High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Clear Fork High School?
Clear Fork High School is overseen by Clear Fork Valley Local in Richland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.