School district · West Virginia

Grant County Schools

Grant County Schools in West Virginia: 5 public schools with 1,617 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,694 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,617
Students per teacher
12.6
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,694
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)
128
Counselors (FTE)
3.0
Students per counselor
539
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%

48%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 71% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

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

Math

West Virginia: 41%

40%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

672 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
$9.7K15
$9.8K16
$10.1K17
$9.9K18
$10.2K19
$10.5K20
$11.3K21
$12.9K22
$13.1K23
$13.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
14% · $3.6M
State
41% · $10.5M
Local
45% · $11.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,489
Support services
$5,180
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.4M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2High schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Maysville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–620315.165%52%
Pre-K–664414.653%51%
Petersburg High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1258214.039%25%
South Branch Vocational SchoolCareer and technical
7–12————
Union Educational ComplexFree meals for all
Pre-K–1218811.739%22%

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
204 Jefferson Ave, Petersburg, WV 26847
Phone
(304)257-1011