Martins Ferry High School is a public

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Martins Ferry, Ohio Martins Ferry is a city in Belmont County, Ohio, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, on the Ohio River across from Wheeling, West Virginia. It is the largest city in Belmont County. The population was 6,915 as of the United States Census 2010, 201 ...

, 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

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as a member of the Buckeye 8 Athletic League as well as the

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. 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, Joe Mamone, oversees the school's staff, including thirty 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 eighty-three percent of all students.

Athletics

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State Championships

* Boys

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– 1930 * Boys

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– 1941

Buckeye 8 Championships

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

Notable alumni

* Jim Brown - former

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golf coach, longest-tenured coach in university history (1972-2009) *

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- former

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kicker and offensive tackle, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame *

Alex Groza Alex John Groza (October 7, 1926 – January 21, 1995) was an American professional basketball player from Martins Ferry, Ohio. Resulting from the CCNY point shaving scandal, Groza was banned from the National Basketball Association (NBA) for l ...

- former basketball player who was banned from NBA for life in 1951 for point shaving * James A. Wright -

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-winning poet

References

External links

District Website
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