School district · West Virginia

Taylor County Schools

Taylor County Schools in West Virginia: 5 public schools with 2,128 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,389 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,128
Students per teacher
13.8
WV 13.2 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$16,389
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)
155
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
304
WV 305 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 43% · 55 school districts compared

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

Math

West Virginia: 41%

34%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in West Virginia

Median 37% · 55 school districts compared

991 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
$10.3K15
$10.3K16
$10.6K17
$10.5K18
$11.2K19
$11.5K20
$11.8K21
$12.9K22
$15.0K23
$16.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
23% · $9.1M
State
45% · $17.6M
Local
32% · $12.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$9,647
Support services
$5,761
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.5M
Long-term debt
$18.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–446114.434%35%
Pre-K–410712.241%41%
Pre-K–426213.262%69%
Taylor County Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–864013.136%28%
Grafton High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1265814.6——

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
71 Utt Dr, Grafton, WV 26354
Phone
(304)265-2497
Website