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West Virginia
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West Virginia Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Overview

Public Schools Overview West Virginia School Districts by City
Number Of Students 252,720
Number Of West Virginia Schools 697
Number Of West Virginia School Districts 60
Spending Per Student $14,140

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
54%
53%
57%
54%
53%
57%
    4th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
55%
46%
41%
    4th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 92.7% 48.1%
Black 4.3% 15.8%
Hispanic 2.2% 28.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged Unreported 48.1%
English Language Learners 0.8% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 18.7% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
13.5
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

West Virginia Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 1,775,156 333,287,557
Population Density (per sq. mile) 73 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.0% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 17.7% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 30.1% 33.4%
45-64 Years Old 26.7% 25.3%
65 Or Older 20.4% 16.5%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 716,040 120,158,879
Single Parent Households With Children 7.1% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 88.4% 89.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 22.7% 34.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 10.3% 20.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.1% 17.1%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.2% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.8% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.6% 10.8%
$15,000 or less 12.5% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,479 $1,890,007,370 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $728 $183,944,710 5.1%
Staff $445 $112,342,335 3.1%
General Administration $202 $51,142,744 1.4%
School Administration $721 $182,197,081 5.1%
Operation $1,309 $330,738,383 9.3%
Transportation $945 $238,885,722 6.7%
Other $248 $62,682,269 1.8%
Total Support $4,598 $1,161,883,242 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,064 $521,669,123 14.6%
Total Expenditures $14,140 $3,573,531,633 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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