School district · West Virginia
Nicholas County Schools
Nicholas County Schools in West Virginia: 14 public schools with 3,215 students and 13.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,213 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 14
- Students
- 3,215
- Students per teacher
- 13.4
- WV 13.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,213
- 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)
- 240
- Counselors (FTE)
- 8.0
- Students per counselor
- 402
- WV 305 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 2.0
- Librarians (FTE): —
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.
$10.9K15
$10.7K16
$14.8K17
$11.3K18
$11.6K19
$12.1K20
$12.9K21
$12.7K22
$14.1K23
$15.2K24
- Federal
- 36% · $26.9M
- State
- 45% · $33.3M
- Local
- 19% · $14.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,924
- Support services
- $5,173
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $16.4M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 2High schools: 3
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Birch River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 64 | 9.1 |
Cherry River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 152 | 12.7 |
Gauley River Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 295 | 14.8 |
Glade Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 124 | 15.5 |
Mt. Lookout Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 121 | 13.4 |
Mt. Nebo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 105 | 13.1 |
Panther Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 211 | 14.1 |
Summersville Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 331 | 13.8 |
Zela Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 67 | 9.6 |
Richwood Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 228 | 13.0 |
Summersville Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 509 | 14.4 |
Nicholas County Career and Technical CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 1 | 0.1 |
Nicholas County High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 708 | 17.2 |
Richwood High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 299 | 15.7 |
Sources
- Address
- 400 Old Main Dr, Summersville, WV 26651
- Phone
- (304)872-3611
- 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).