School district · West Virginia
Marion County Schools
Marion County Schools in West Virginia: 21 public schools with 7,112 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,893 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 21
- Students
- 7,112
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- WV 13.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,893
- 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)
- 524
- Counselors (FTE)
- 21.0
- Students per counselor
- 339
- WV 305 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.0
- 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%50%proficient
+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 76% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 43% · 55 school districts compared
3,291 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
West Virginia: 41%45%proficient
+0.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 78% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 37% · 55 school districts compared
3,298 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.
- Federal
- 16% · $20M
- State
- 47% · $57.4M
- Local
- 36% · $44.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,523
- Support services
- $5,534
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $8.6M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barrackville Elementary/Middle SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 321 | 13.4 | 57% | 55% |
Blackshere Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 328 | 14.9 | 45% | 53% |
East Dale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 352 | 13.0 | 56% | 52% |
East Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–4 | 321 | 12.3 | 41% | 46% |
Fairview Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–3 | 131 | 13.1 | 50% | 22% |
Jayenne Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 310 | 13.5 | 65% | 71% |
Monongah Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 266 | 14.0 | 52% | 40% |
Pleasant Valley Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 179 | 13.8 | 71% | 76% |
Rivesville Elementary/Middle SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 292 | 10.8 | 47% | 40% |
Watson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–4 | 383 | 14.7 | 40% | 41% |
White Hall Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–4 | 184 | 11.5 | 74% | 86% |
East Fairmont Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 647 | 14.4 | 47% | 39% |
Fairview Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 4–8 | 154 | 10.3 | 66% | 49% |
Mannington Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 231 | 12.2 | 47% | 39% |
Monongah Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 190 | 12.7 | 52% | 48% |
West Fairmont Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 5–8 | 592 | 13.5 | 42% | 38% |
East Fairmont High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 725 | 17.3 | — | — |
Fairmont Senior High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 835 | 19.9 | — | — |
Marion County Technical CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
North Marion High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 671 | 16.4 | — | — |
Barnes Learning Center (ALC)AlternativeFree meals for all | K–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
- 1516 Mary Lou Retton Dr, Fairmont, WV 26554
- Phone
- (304)367-2100
- 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.