Belington Middle School

Set in Belington, West Virginia, Belington Middle School is a low-enrollment middle school, operated by Barbour County Schools. It hosts 248 students across grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 429 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

Barbour County Schools comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 1,969 students; Belington Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Belington Middle School lists that 97% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely.

Across the wider county, census data for Barbour County shows median household income runs about $51,394, roughly 13% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Belington Middle School is one of 7 public schools in Barbour County (combined enrollment of about 1,969 students).

Belington Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Belington Middle School operates from a rural location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 291 students in 2018 compared to 248 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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