School district · West Virginia

Pleasants County Schools

Pleasants County Schools in West Virginia: 5 public schools with 1,045 students and 11.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $18,123 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,045
Students per teacher
11.1
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$18,123
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)
94.0
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
261
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%

39%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 82% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

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

Math

West Virginia: 41%

36%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

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

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

452 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
$13.3K15
$13.9K16
$14.3K17
$13.7K18
$14.4K19
$14.3K20
$15.0K21
$16.4K22
$16.8K23
$18.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $3M
State
35% · $8.3M
Local
53% · $12.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,386
Support services
$7,560
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$336K
Long-term debt
$4.2M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Belmont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–423213.334%34%
St. Marys Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–423213.158%63%
5–826911.937%30%
9–1230.2——
St. Marys High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1230913.2——

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
202 Fairview Dr., St. Marys, WV 26170
Phone
(304)684-2215
Website