School district · West Virginia

Calhoun County Schools

Calhoun County Schools in West Virginia: 4 public schools with 789 students and 9.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,177 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
789
Students per teacher
9.7
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,177
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)
81.8
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
395
WV 305 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
—
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

49%proficient

+8.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 73% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

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

Math

West Virginia: 41%

44%proficient

+7.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

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
$10.8K15
$10.4K16
$10.7K17
$11.0K18
$12.3K19
$13.0K20
$14.8K21
$16.1K22
$17.0K23
$18.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
19% · $3.7M
State
48% · $9.4M
Local
33% · $6.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,906
Support services
$6,585
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$475K
Long-term debt
$1.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Arnoldsburg SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–41398.752%55%
Pleasant Hill SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–41529.555%67%
Calhoun Middle/High SchoolFree meals for all
5–1249813.146%32%
Calhoun-Gilmer Career CenterCareer and technical
9–12————

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
540 Alan B Mollohan Dr, Mount Zion, WV 26151
Phone
(304)354-7011
Website