Union Local Middle School

Union Local Middle School is a close-knit middle-grades school in Belmont, Ohio, operated by Union Local. The school educates 304 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 37% smaller than typical.

Union Local runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,248 students. Union Local Middle School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Union Local Middle School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%).

On the resource side, Union Local Middle School lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.7:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Belmont County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Union Local Middle School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 71.2%; this one comes in at 57.6%, -13.5 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Belmont County put median household income runs about $57,017, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Belmont County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,619 students), Union Local Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Union Local High School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Union Local Middle School. On composite proficiency, Union Local Middle School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 63.8%.

Union Local Middle School operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Union Local Middle School has shrank 9%, going from 333 students in 2018 to 304 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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