Beaver Local High School | |
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46090 Bell School Road , 43920 United States | |
Coordinates | 40°42′42″N80°37′48″W / 40.71167°N 80.63000°W |
Information | |
Type | Public, Coeducational high school |
Established | 1956 |
School district | Beaver Local School District |
Superintendent | Eric Lowe |
CEEB code | 362988 |
Principal | Aaron Walker |
Teaching staff | 29.00 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 518 [1] (2023-2024) |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.86 [1] |
Campus type | Fringe Rural [2] |
Color(s) | Red and White [3] |
Fight song | Wave for the Red and White |
Athletics conference | Buckeye 8 Athletic League Ohio Valley Athletic Conference [3] |
Team name | Beavers [3] |
Rival | East Liverpool Potters |
Yearbook | L'année |
Website | www |
Beaver Local High School is a public high school near East Liverpool, Ohio, United States. It is the only secondary school in the Beaver Local School District and serves portions of Elkrun, Madison, Middleton, and St. Clair townships in Columbiana County. Athletic teams compete as the Beaver Local Beavers in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Buckeye 8 Athletic League as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.
Beaver Local High School was established in 1956 and built in Madison Township. It is named after Little Beaver Creek, which runs through most of the school district. [4] It opened to about 400 students from in-district grade schools and transfers from nearby David Anderson Junior/Senior High School, East Liverpool Junior/Senior High School, and East Palestine High School. The school colors of red and white were chosen by the board of education. The first class graduated in 1959 with 70 students. [5] In 2015, a new K–12 campus was built in St. Clair Township adjacent to the former Beaver Local Middle School site. [6]
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2019, the school reported an enrollment of 499 pupils in grades 9th through 12th, with 496 pupils eligible for a federal free or reduced-price lunch. The school employed 28.00 teachers, yielding a student–teacher ratio of 17.82. [1] Beaver Local High School offers courses in the traditional American curriculum. Entering their third and fourth years, students can elect to attend the Columbiana County Career and Technical Center in Lisbon as either a part-time or full-time student. [7]
Beaver Local High School has been a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference since 1991, and the related Buckeye 8 Athletic League since 2013. They were also part of the Buckeye Border Conference (1961–1974), Tri-County League (1974-1976), River Valley Conference (1990-1999), and All-American Conference (2008–2013). The high school fields sports teams in baseball, basketball, bowling, cross country running, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball and wrestling.
The Mangano Athletic Complex is the primary facility for weightlifting and training for all sports. Pastore Field at Fighting Beaver Stadium, just south of the high school, is used for football and soccer games; football program alumni and NFL player Derek Wolfe donated funding for upgrades to the stadium, including artificial turf. [8] A gymnasium inside the school is used for basketball, volleyball, and wrestling. In addition, there are baseball, softball, and soccer fields, tennis courts, and a track on campus. Off-campus facilities include the YMCA for swimming, Tri-State Lanes for bowling, Beaver Creek Meadows Golf Course for boys golf, and Turkana Golf Course for girls golf.