School district · West Virginia

Boone County Schools

Boone County Schools in West Virginia: 13 public schools with 3,048 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,049 per student in FY2024.

Schools
13
Students
3,048
Students per teacher
11.7
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,049
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)
260
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
277
WV 305 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): —

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%

43%proficient

+0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 55% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

1,367 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

West Virginia: 41%

32%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

1,366 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
$13.4K15
$12.8K16
$10.5K17
$10.1K18
$12.2K19
$13.0K20
$13.3K21
$14.7K22
$15.6K23
$16.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
25% · $14.5M
State
49% · $28.8M
Local
26% · $14.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,653
Support services
$6,302
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.4M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 2High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Ashford-rumble ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–514011.761%52%
Brookview ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–531710.639%36%
Madison ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–526711.645%43%
Ramage ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–51969.853%57%
Sherman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–523411.183%70%
Van ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–514612.251%38%
Pre-K–510010.037%24%
Madison Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–839814.026%15%
Sherman Junior High SchoolFree meals for all
6–821312.251%28%
9–12————
Scott High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1256418.2——
Sherman High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1231613.7——
6–1215711.219%14%

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
69 Avenue B, Madison, WV 25130
Phone
(304)369-3131