Union Local High School

Union Local High School is a secondary school of compact scale in Belmont, Ohio, part of Union Local, instructing 382 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 32% smaller than the typical public school in Ohio, which averages around 565 students.

Union Local comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,248 students; Union Local High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Union Local High School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). The remainder is composed of 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Union Local High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Belmont County (around 65%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Union Local High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.8%; this one delivers 58.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Belmont County indicate median household income runs about $57,017, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Union Local High School is one of 23 public schools in Belmont County (combined enrollment of about 8,619 students).

Union Local Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union Local High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.4%.

Union Local High School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Union Local High School's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 382).

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.