Dawson-Bryant Middle School

Set in Coal Grove, Ohio, Dawson-Bryant Middle School is a cozy junior high, run under Dawson-Bryant Local. It works with 262 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 46% leaner than the state mean of about 482.

Across the 3 schools in Dawson-Bryant Local (1,104 students total), Dawson-Bryant Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dawson-Bryant Middle School records that nearly all students (98%) are White.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.0:1, putting Dawson-Bryant Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

Zooming out to the county, Lawrence County reports that median household earnings sit near $58,325, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Lawrence County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,980 students), of which Dawson-Bryant Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Dawson-Bryant High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Dawson-Bryant Middle School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dawson-Bryant Middle School has edged down 6%, going from 280 students in 2018 to 262 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 20.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.