School district · West Virginia
Wetzel County Schools
Wetzel County Schools in West Virginia: 9 public schools with 2,189 students and 9.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,922 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 9
- Students
- 2,189
- Students per teacher
- 9.8
- WV 13.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $24,922
- 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)
- 224
- Counselors (FTE)
- 9.0
- Students per counselor
- 243
- 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%42%proficient
+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 67% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 43% · 55 school districts compared
883 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
West Virginia: 41%37%proficient
−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 49% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 37% · 55 school districts compared
882 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
- 12% · $7.2M
- State
- 15% · $9.4M
- Local
- 73% · $45.4M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $13,758
- Support services
- $9,712
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $2.9M
- Long-term debt
- $0
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Drain SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 204 | 10.3 | 20% | 22% |
New Martinsville SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 837 | 11.6 | 51% | 46% |
Paden City Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 155 | 8.8 | 47% | 30% |
Short Line SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 364 | 11.2 | 29% | 32% |
Hundred High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 66 | 5.7 | — | — |
Magnolia High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 287 | 9.7 | — | — |
Paden City High SchoolFree meals for all | 7–12 | 152 | 9.3 | 42% | 9.3% |
Valley High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 124 | 7.1 | — | — |
Wetzel County Technical Education CenterCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
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
- 333 Foundry St, New Martinsville, WV 26155
- Phone
- (304)455-2441
- 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.