School district · West Virginia

Jefferson County Schools

Jefferson County Schools in West Virginia: 16 public schools with 8,386 students and 14.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,349 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 16
Students: 8,386
Students per teacher: 14.9; WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $15,349; 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): 562
Counselors (FTE): 25.0
Students per counselor: 335; WV 305 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): 16.0

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

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

3,799 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

West Virginia: 41%

43%proficient

+6.3 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

3,797 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

$11.1K15

$11.0K16

$11.2K17

$11.3K18

$11.8K19

$12.1K20

$13.0K21

$12.9K22

$14.4K23

$15.3K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.3% · $10.3M
State: 43% · $61.2M
Local: 49% · $69.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,599
Support services: $5,920
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $30.3M
Long-term debt: $39.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 4High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	372	13.3	39%	36%	Harpers Ferry
C. W. Shipley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	348	13.9	67%	67%	Harpers Ferry
Driswood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	348	15.1	53%	49%	Shenandoah Junction
North Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	247	11.1	38%	27%	Kearneysville
Page Jackson ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–2	366	17.2	—	—	Charles Town
Ranson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	256	11.6	31%	25%	Ranson
Shepherdstown Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	310	14.8	55%	48%	Shepherdstown
South Jefferson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	453	17.2	58%	55%	Charles Town
T A Lowery Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	531	18.3	31%	30%	Shenandoah Junction
Wright Denny Intermediate SchoolFree meals for all	3–5	376	15.7	47%	42%	Charles Town
Charles Town Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	603	12.3	45%	39%	Charles Town
Harpers Ferry Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	550	13.1	58%	47%	Harpers Ferry
Shepherdstown Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	308	10.8	61%	43%	Shepherdstown
Wildwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	429	11.9	42%	40%	Shenandoah Junction
Jefferson High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,431	16.3	—	—	Shenandoah Junction
Washington High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	1,458	19.2	—	—	Charles Town

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.

Sources

Address: 110 Mordington Ave, Charles Town, WV 25414
Phone: (304)725-6487

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.