School district · West Virginia

Monroe County Schools

Monroe County Schools in West Virginia: 4 public schools with 1,611 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,236 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,611
Students per teacher
13.7
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,236
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)
118
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
322
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%

42%proficient

+7.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

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

Math

West Virginia: 41%

32%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

742 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
$11.2K18
$12.9K19
$12.5K20
$14.3K21
$16.0K22
$15.3K23
$16.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
26% · $8.4M
State
49% · $16.2M
Local
25% · $8.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,716
Support services
$6,443
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.8M
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–845612.346%36%
Pre-K–442015.334%30%
Peterstown Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–827514.143%30%
James Monroe High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1246023.0——

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
9875 Willow Bend Rd, Union, WV 24983
Phone
(304)772-3094