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Martins Ferry High School

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Superintendent
  
Dirk Fitch

Grades
  
9-12

Team name
  
Purple Riders

Mascot
  
The Purple Rider

Colors
  
White, Purple

Principal
  
Jim Fogle

Athletics conference
  
Buckeye 8 Conference

Phone
  
+1 740-633-0684

Lowest grade
  
Ninth grade

Type
  
Public, Coeducational high school

Address
  
5000 Ayers Limestone Rd, Martins Ferry, OH 43935, USA

District
  
Martins Ferry City School District

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Martins Ferry High School is a public high school in Martins Ferry, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Martins Ferry City Schools district. Their nickname is the Purple Riders, and they compete in the Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA) as a member of the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference (OVAC) and the affiliated Buckeye 8 Conference.

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Martins Ferry High School enrolls high school students from grades 9-12. It is located in Martins Ferry, OH, which is a medium-sized city with a predominantly White community and a median household income of $23,960. This school is part of the Martins Ferry City School District, which has a total student enrollment of 999.

The head school administrator, Mr. Jeffrey G. Oberdick, oversees the school's staff, including thirty-seven full-time "equivalent" teachers serving the student body with an average class size of 17.8. The majority of students enrolled are White, making up about ninety-two percent of all students.

Being eligible for a school-wide Title I program, this school has access to state and federal assistance to help low-income and at risk students.

Notable alumni

  • Jim Brown-Ohio State Golf Coach
  • Lou Groza-Cleveland Browns Kicker,Offensive tackle Member NFL Hall of Fame
  • Alex Groza-was an American basketball player who was banned from the NBA for life in 1951 for point shaving.
  • James A. Wright-a Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet.
  • References

    Martins Ferry High School Wikipedia