School district · West Virginia
Putnam County Schools
Putnam County Schools in West Virginia: 23 public schools with 8,518 students and 13.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,940 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 23
- Students
- 8,518
- Students per teacher
- 13.2
- WV 13.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,940
- 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)
- 647
- Counselors (FTE)
- 30.0
- Students per counselor
- 284
- WV 305 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 9.0
- Librarians (FTE): 3.5
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%61%proficient
+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 43% · 55 school districts compared
3,919 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
West Virginia: 41%60%proficient
+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 37% · 55 school districts compared
3,920 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
- 11% · $16.5M
- State
- 49% · $75.6M
- Local
- 40% · $62.3M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,958
- Support services
- $5,189
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $6.4M
- Long-term debt
- $6.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 195 | 12.2 | 48% | 55% |
Confidence Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 102 | 9.7 | 67% | 77% |
Conner Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 292 | 14.2 | 52% | 58% |
| Pre-K–5 | 255 | 15.7 | 52% | 60% | |
George Washington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 201 | 11.5 | 59% | 58% |
Hometown Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 58 | 7.3 | 91% | 73% |
Hurricane Town Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 269 | 15.8 | 67% | 72% |
Lakeside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 182 | 10.7 | 60% | 59% |
| Pre-K–5 | 457 | 15.0 | 57% | 57% | |
Poca Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 279 | 12.7 | 53% | 57% |
Rock Branch Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 187 | 10.9 | 66% | 63% |
| Pre-K–5 | 435 | 20.0 | 70% | 78% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 453 | 14.3 | 81% | 81% | |
Winfield Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 534 | 13.7 | 65% | 67% |
George Washington Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 291 | 12.4 | 57% | 46% |
| 6–8 | 821 | 13.2 | 61% | 55% | |
Poca Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 277 | 12.9 | 56% | 48% |
| 6–8 | 552 | 12.6 | 64% | 62% | |
Buffalo High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 382 | 15.9 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,141 | 14.6 | — | — | |
Poca High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 410 | 12.8 | — | — |
Putnam Career & Technical CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 743 | 13.9 | — | — |
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
- 77 Courthouse Dr, Winfield, WV 25213
- Phone
- (304)586-0500
- 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.