West Virginia school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 55 regular districts, 55 report 2024–25 enrollment and 55 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 55 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Kanawha County Schools	Charleston	61	23,085
2	Berkeley County Schools	Martinsburg	31	20,006
3	Monongalia County Schools	Morgantown	19	11,193
4	Cabell County Schools	Huntington	26	11,188
5	Wood County Schools	Parkersburg	25	11,098
6	Raleigh County Schools	Beckley	27	10,350
7	Harrison County Schools	Clarksburg	23	9,358
8	Putnam County Schools	Winfield	23	8,518
9	Jefferson County Schools	Charles Town	16	8,386
10	Mercer County Schools	Princeton	25	8,310
11	Marion County Schools	Fairmont	21	7,112
12	Wayne County Schools	Wayne	18	5,953
13	Fayette County Schools	Fayetteville	11	5,294
14	Ohio County Schools	Wheeling	14	4,718
15	Logan County Schools	West Logan	18	4,664
16	Greenbrier County Schools	Lewisburg	14	4,429
17	Marshall County Schools	Moundsville	13	4,134
18	Jackson County Schools	Ripley	13	3,977
19	Mineral County Schools	Keyser	12	3,931
20	Preston County Schools	Kingwood	9	3,765
21	Mason County Schools	Point Pleasant	12	3,554
22	Randolph County Schools	Elkins	14	3,494
23	Mingo County Schools	Williamson	9	3,473
24	Upshur County Schools	Buckhannon	10	3,385
25	Wyoming County Schools	Pineville	14	3,346

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Largest school districts in West Virginia

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Kanawha County Schools 61 schools	Charleston	23,085
2	Berkeley County Schools 31 schools	Martinsburg	20,006
3	Monongalia County Schools 19 schools	Morgantown	11,193
4	Cabell County Schools 26 schools	Huntington	11,188
5	Wood County Schools 25 schools	Parkersburg	11,098
6	Raleigh County Schools 27 schools	Beckley	10,350
7	Harrison County Schools 23 schools	Clarksburg	9,358
8	Putnam County Schools 23 schools	Winfield	8,518
9	Jefferson County Schools 16 schools	Charles Town	8,386
10	Mercer County Schools 25 schools	Princeton	8,310
11	Marion County Schools 21 schools	Fairmont	7,112
12	Wayne County Schools 18 schools	Wayne	5,953
13	Fayette County Schools 11 schools	Fayetteville	5,294
14	Ohio County Schools 14 schools	Wheeling	4,718
15	Logan County Schools 18 schools	West Logan	4,664
16	Greenbrier County Schools 14 schools	Lewisburg	4,429
17	Marshall County Schools 13 schools	Moundsville	4,134
18	Jackson County Schools 13 schools	Ripley	3,977
19	Mineral County Schools 12 schools	Keyser	3,931
20	Preston County Schools 9 schools	Kingwood	3,765
21	Mason County Schools 12 schools	Point Pleasant	3,554
22	Randolph County Schools 14 schools	Elkins	3,494
23	Mingo County Schools 9 schools	Williamson	3,473
24	Upshur County Schools 10 schools	Buckhannon	3,385
25	Wyoming County Schools 14 schools	Pineville	3,346

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in West Virginia

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Doddridge County Schools 1,208 students	West Union	$22,500
2	Wetzel County Schools 2,189 students	New Martinsville	$21,536
3	Tyler County Schools 1,185 students	Middlebourne	$20,950
4	Pendleton County Schools 850 students	Franklin	$19,141
5	Pocahontas County Schools 897 students	Buckeye	$18,970
6	Marshall County Schools 4,134 students	Moundsville	$18,263
7	Gilmer County Schools 721 students	Glenville	$17,294
8	Calhoun County Schools 789 students	Mount Zion	$17,049
9	Pleasants County Schools 1,045 students	Saint Marys	$16,780
10	Wirt County Schools 866 students	Elizabeth	$16,428
11	Brooke County Schools 2,213 students	Wellsburg	$16,381
12	Ohio County Schools 4,718 students	Wheeling	$16,079
13	Ritchie County Schools 1,131 students	Harrisville	$15,964
14	Tucker County Schools 918 students	Parsons	$15,729
15	McDowell County Schools 2,312 students	Welch	$15,682
16	Boone County Schools 3,048 students	Madison	$15,630
17	Clay County Schools 1,437 students	Clay	$15,509
18	Cabell County Schools 11,188 students	Huntington	$15,473
19	Monroe County Schools 1,611 students	Union	$15,268
20	Taylor County Schools 2,128 students	Grafton	$15,015
21	Mason County Schools 3,554 students	Point Pleasant	$14,880
22	Greenbrier County Schools 4,429 students	Lewisburg	$14,841
23	Lincoln County Schools 2,731 students	Hamlin	$14,841
24	Hancock County Schools 3,342 students	New Cumberland	$14,820
25	Summers County Schools 1,138 students	Hinton	$14,800

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

West Virginia high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	Huntington High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Cabell County Schools	3 of 3
2	Buckhannon Upshur High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Upshur County Schools	3 of 3
3	Morgantown High School 09–12 · 22 AP courses	Monongalia County Schools	3 of 3
4	Washington High School 09–12 · 22 AP courses	Jefferson County Schools	3 of 3
5	University High School 09–12 · 22 AP courses	Monongalia County Schools	3 of 3
6	Musselman High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses	Berkeley County Schools	3 of 3
7	Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High School 07–12 · 15 AP courses	Mason County Schools	3 of 3
8	Berkeley Springs High School 09–12 · 14 AP courses	Morgan County Schools	3 of 3
9	George Washington High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Kanawha County Schools	3 of 3
10	Oak Hill High 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Fayette County Schools	3 of 3
11	Preston High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses	Preston County Schools	3 of 3
12	East Fairmont High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Marion County Schools	3 of 3
13	Ravenswood High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Jackson County Schools	3 of 3
14	Man Senior High School 09–12 · 10 AP courses	Logan County Schools	3 of 3
15	Cameron High School 06–12 · 10 AP courses	Marshall County Schools	3 of 3
16	Nitro High School 09–12 · 9 AP courses	Kanawha County Schools	3 of 3
17	North Marion High School 09–12 · 9 AP courses	Marion County Schools	3 of 3
18	Pocahontas County High School 09–12 · 9 AP courses	Pocahontas County Schools	3 of 3
19	Saint Albans High School 09–12 · 8 AP courses	Kanawha County Schools	3 of 3
20	Wahama Junior/Senior High School 07–12 · 8 AP courses	Mason County Schools	3 of 3
21	Capital High School 09–12 · 7 AP courses	Kanawha County Schools	3 of 3
22	Lincoln County High School 09–12 · 7 AP courses	Lincoln County Schools	3 of 3
23	Riverside High School 09–12 · 6 AP courses	Kanawha County Schools	3 of 3
24	Grafton High School 09–12 · 6 AP courses	Taylor County Schools	3 of 3
25	Petersburg High School 07–12 · 6 AP courses	Grant County Schools	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.