Harding Middle School

Located at 2002 Sunset Blvd, in Steubenville, Ohio, Harding Middle School is a high-enrollment junior high that teaches 793 students (grades 5 through 8), overseen by Steubenville City. Enrollment runs roughly 65% above the state mean of about 482.

Across the 6 schools in Steubenville City (2,841 students total), Harding Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Harding Middle School reports that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 28% Black, 14% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 17.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) records that median household earnings sit near $59,055, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,635 students), of which Harding Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is McKinley STEM Academy, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Harding Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 11%: 713 students in 2018 compared to 793 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 63% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 20.4:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.