School district · West Virginia

Harrison County Schools

Harrison County Schools in West Virginia: 25 public schools with 9,358 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,614 per student in FY2024.

Schools
25
Students
9,358
Students per teacher
12.4
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,614
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)
757
Counselors (FTE)
30.5
Students per counselor
307
WV 305 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.8
Librarians (FTE): 13.0

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%

48%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

4,255 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

West Virginia: 41%

42%proficient

+1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

4,248 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
$11.2K15
$11.5K16
$12.0K17
$11.7K18
$12.2K19
$12.6K20
$13.6K21
$13.8K22
$14.4K23
$15.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $37.4M
State
42% · $76.5M
Local
38% · $69.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,203
Support services
$5,550
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$12M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 5High schools: 6Other schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Big Elm Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–556713.341%51%
Johnson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–574217.859%64%
Pre-K–51038.953%63%
Pre-K–52259.941%36%
Pre-K–524210.033%35%
3–544511.247%46%
Nutter Fort Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–259313.4——
Salem ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–517311.257%57%
Simpson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–552217.456%55%
Victory Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–53209.5——
Pre-K–536311.851%34%
Bridgeport Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–859013.462%52%
Lincoln Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–839411.049%39%
Mountaineer Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–83519.637%19%
6–824411.349%33%
6–853312.536%19%
Bridgeport High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1281715.8——
Liberty High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1234610.0——
Lincoln High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1252713.6——
Robert C Byrd High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1268913.5——
South Harrison High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1236513.9——
United Technical CenterCareer and technical
9–12————
Evolution High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
K–12533.1——
Evolution Middle SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
K–126———
United High SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
K–1214874.0——

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
445 W Main St, Clarksburg, WV 26301
Phone
(304)326-7300
Website