Martins Ferry High School

Martins Ferry High School
Address
5000 Ayers-Limestone Road
Martins Ferry, Ohio 43935
United States
Coordinates 40°6′38″N 80°43′36″W / 40.11056°N 80.72667°W / 40.11056; -80.72667Coordinates: 40°6′38″N 80°43′36″W / 40.11056°N 80.72667°W / 40.11056; -80.72667
Information
Type Public, Coeducational high school
School district Martins Ferry City School District
Superintendent Jim Fogle
Grades 9-12
Enrollment 410[1] (2016)
Campus type Small Suburb[1]
Color(s) Purple and White [2]         
Athletics conference Buckeye 8 Athletic League
Ohio Valley Athletic Conference[2]
Team name Purple Riders[2]
Rival Bellaire Big Reds
Yearbook The Ferrian
Website hs.mfcsd.k12.oh.us

Martins Ferry High School is a public high school in Martins Ferry, Ohio, United States. It is the only high school in the Martins Ferry City School District. Athletic teams compete as the Martins Ferry Purple Riders in the Ohio High School Athletic Association as a member of the Buckeye 8 Athletic League as well as the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

The Martins Ferry City School District has median household income of $23,960, thus making the school eligible for a Title I program, including access to state and federal assistance to help low-income and at risk students. 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.

Athletics

Buckeye 8 Championships

  • Girls Track - 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Notable alumni

  • Jim Brown - former Ohio State Buckeyes golf coach, longest-tenured coach in university history (1972-2009)
  • Lou Groza - former Cleveland Browns kicker and offensive tackle, member of NFL Hall of Fame
  • Alex Groza - former basketball player who was banned from NBA for life in 1951 for point shaving
  • James A. Wright - Pulitzer Prize-winning poet

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. News & World Report. "Martins Ferry High School". Retrieved 2017-07-16.
  2. 1 2 3 OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved 2009-12-21.
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