Clear Fork Middle School

Set in Bellville, Ohio, Clear Fork Middle School is a close-knit intermediate school, operated by Clear Fork Valley Local. It enrolls 354 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts it 27% leaner than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 482 students.

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

On demographics, Clear Fork Middle School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest consists of 3% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the resource side, Clear Fork Middle School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Richland County indicate median household income runs about $59,509, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Richland County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,772 students), of which Clear Fork Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Clear Fork High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Clear Fork Middle School.

Clear Fork Middle School operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clear Fork Middle School has decreased 12%, going from 401 students in 2018 to 354 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for Clear Fork Middle School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.