Wellston Middle School

As an intimate middle-grades school in Wellston, Ohio, Wellston Middle School educates 294 students from grades 6 through 8, overseen by Wellston City. Compared to the state average of about 482 students per school, that is 39% leaner than typical.

Across the 4 schools in Wellston City (1,254 students total), Wellston Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Wellston Middle School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%); the rest looks like 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Jackson County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.0:1 average.

Around the school, Jackson County reports that median household income runs about $57,106, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Jackson County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,600 students), Wellston Middle School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Wellston Intermediate School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Wellston Middle School.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Wellston Middle School's enrollment has contracted 13% since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 294). Class-load math has fell: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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