School district · West Virginia

Barbour County Schools

Barbour County Schools in West Virginia: 7 public schools with 1,969 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,227 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
1,969
Students per teacher
13.2
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,227
WV $15.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
150
Counselors (FTE)
3.5
Students per counselor
563
WV 305 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on West Virginia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

West Virginia: 46%

37%proficient

+6.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

925 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

West Virginia: 41%

33%proficient

+4.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

926 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.8K15
$10.1K16
$10.4K17
$10.1K18
$10.3K19
$10.8K20
$11.8K21
$11.9K22
$12.2K23
$13.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
26% · $8.8M
State
52% · $17.9M
Local
22% · $7.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,110
Support services
$5,085
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.7M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Belington ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–428013.439%37%
Junior ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–411114.151%46%
Pre-K–817912.040%32%
Philippi Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–438715.439%47%
Belington Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–824812.938%33%
Philippi Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–824411.129%25%
9–1252013.2——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
45 School St, Philippi, WV 26416
Phone
(304)457-3030
Website