School district · West Virginia

Pendleton County Schools

Pendleton County Schools in West Virginia: 4 public schools with 850 students and 10.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $20,372 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 4
Students: 850
Students per teacher: 10.6; WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $20,372; 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): 80.5
Counselors (FTE): 5.0
Students per counselor: 170; 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%

51%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

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

Math

West Virginia: 41%

43%proficient

−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

382 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

$13.8K15

$13.6K16

$14.0K17

$13.7K18

$14.3K19

$16.0K20

$17.0K21

$17.8K22

$19.1K23

$20.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 19% · $3.7M
State: 60% · $11.8M
Local: 22% · $4.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $10,530
Support services: $8,476
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $1.2M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Brandywine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	114	10.1	68%	74%	Brandywine
Franklin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	247	9.9	53%	48%	Franklin
North Fork Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	103	9.2	41%	36%	Circleville
Pendleton County Middle/High SchoolFree meals for all	7–12	386	11.7	43%	26%	Franklin

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: 58 Walnut Street, Franklin, WV 26807
Phone: (304)358-2207

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.