Beallsville High School

Beallsville High School
Location
43822 State Route 556 Beallsville , Ohio 43716 United States
Information
Type	Public high school
Established	1928
Closed	2025
School district	Switzerland of Ohio Local School District
Superintendent	Phil Ackerman
Principal	April Parden
Teaching staff	12.07 (FTE) [1]
Enrollment	113 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	9.36 [1]
Color(s)	Blue and White
Athletics conference	Ohio Valley Athletic Conference
Team name	Blue Devils
Website	www.switzerlandohschools.com/beallsville-schools/

Beallsville High School was a public high school in Beallsville, Ohio, United States. It was one of three high schools in the Switzerland of Ohio Local School District. Sports teams were called the Blue Devils and they competed in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

History

On August 29, 2011, Beallsville High School began its 84th and final year in the old high school building, which opened in September 1928. The current K-12 at the time, was moved into the new school after Presidents Day weekend on February 21, 2012.^{[ citation needed ]}

On February 26, 2015, the Switzerland of Ohio School Board voted to close the high school at the end of the school year, but the ruling was struck down in court, thus keeping the school open.^{[ citation needed ]}

The school board voted again on May 29, 2025, to close Beallsville High School at the end of the school year and to transfer its high school students to either Monroe Central High School in Woodsfield or to River High School in Hannibal. The 7th and 8th graders would be moved to Beallsville Elementary. ^[2]

Athletics

OVAC Conference Championships

• Baseball - 1996, 2001
• Boys Basketball - 2003
• Girls Basketball - 1982, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020
• Football - 1968, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2000, 2006, 2011
• Golf - 1982, 1995
• Softball - 1983, 2000
• Boys Track - 1971, 1979, 2011
• Volleyball - 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Wrestling - 1978, 1982, 1987, 1988, 2008

Notable alumni

• Dustin Nippert - former MLB player for the Arizona Diamondbacks & Texas Rangers

References

1. "Beallsville High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 11, 2025.
2. "Beallsville High School To Close, Students To Transfer To Either River Or Monroe Central". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register . May 29, 2025. Retrieved May 30, 2025.

External links

• School Website
• District Website

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