At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
10,350
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
27
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$13,305
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,705
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 10,317
- Teachers (FTE)
- 712.5
- Student–teacher ratio
- 14.5:1
What current records say about Raleigh County Schools
Raleigh County Schools operates 27 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Beckley, West Virginia. NCES reports 10,350 students and 812.5 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within West Virginia agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 6 of 55 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $13,305 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,705 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 48 of 55 in West Virginia. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 0.4%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 17.7%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 812.5
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $144,588,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Raleigh County Schools
Beckley, West Virginia
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 37.7849, -81.1917
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White83.8%
- Hispanic1.4%
- Black7.9%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial5.9%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Raleigh County Schools
27 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 27 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Careers and Technology | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Beckley Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 260 | 10.8:1 | |
| Beckley-Stratton Middle School | Middle06–08 | 590 | 8.9:1 | |
| Bradley Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 305 | 13.9:1 | |
| Clear Fork District Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 94 | 10.4:1 | |
| Coal City Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 387 | 12.9:1 | |
| Cranberry-Prosperity Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 272 | 11.1:1 | |
| Crescent Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 304 | 15.2:1 | |
| Daniels Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 510 | 14.6:1 | |
| Fairdale Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 387 | 15.5:1 | |
| Ghent Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 201 | 11.2:1 | |
| Hollywood Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 240 | 12.6:1 | |
| Independence High School | High09–12 | 597 | 16.6:1 | |
| Independence Middle School | Middle06–08 | 401 | 11.5:1 | |
| Liberty High School | High09–12 | 458 | 13.5:1 | |
| Mabscott Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 219 | 11.5:1 | |
| Marsh Fork Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 152 | 13.8:1 | |
| Maxwell Hill Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 203 | 11.9:1 | |
| Park Middle School | Middle06–08 | 391 | 12:1 | |
| Ridgeview Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 453 | 15.1:1 | |
| Shady Spring Elementary | ElementaryPK–05 | 447 | 14.4:1 | |
| Shady Spring High | High09–12 | 754 | 14.8:1 | |
| Shady Spring Middle School | Middle06–08 | 599 | 13.3:1 | |
| Stanaford Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 199 | 8.7:1 |