School district · West Virginia
McDowell County Schools
McDowell County Schools in West Virginia: 10 public schools with 2,312 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,226 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 2,312
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- WV 13.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $16,226
- 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)
- 171
- Counselors (FTE)
- 8.0
- Students per counselor
- 289
- WV 305 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- —
- 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%36%proficient
+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 91% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 43% · 55 school districts compared
1,107 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
West Virginia: 41%19%proficient
−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 98% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 37% · 55 school districts compared
1,106 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
- 33% · $21.7M
- State
- 47% · $30.7M
- Local
- 20% · $13.5M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $7,682
- Support services
- $7,395
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $13.8M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bradshaw Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 214 | 11.3 | 29% | 23% |
Fall River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 112 | 12.4 | 56% | 65% |
Iaeger Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 201 | 13.4 | 50% | 37% |
Kimball Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 164 | 11.7 | 36% | 28% |
Southside K-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 266 | 12.1 | 33% | 9.7% |
Welch Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 189 | 13.5 | 27% | 17% |
Sandy River Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 240 | 17.3 | 34% | 6.8% |
McDowell Career & Technology CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
Mount View High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 521 | 15.8 | 33% | 14% |
River View High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 405 | 19.2 | — | — |
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
- 30 Central Ave, Welch, WV 24801
- Phone
- (304)436-8441
- 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.