School district · West Virginia
Wood County Schools
Wood County Schools in West Virginia: 27 public schools with 11,098 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,212 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 27
- Students
- 11,098
- Students per teacher
- 13.5
- WV 13.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $15,212
- 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)
- 822
- Counselors (FTE)
- 24.0
- Students per counselor
- 462
- WV 305 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 3.0
- Librarians (FTE): 19.0
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%55%proficient
+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 43% · 55 school districts compared
4,965 students tested, grades 3–8 · West Virginia General Summative Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
West Virginia: 41%52%proficient
+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in West Virginia
Median 37% · 55 school districts compared
4,955 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
- 22% · $45.4M
- State
- 47% · $96.8M
- Local
- 31% · $62.6M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,716
- Support services
- $5,655
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $9.2M
- Long-term debt
- $27.4M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blennerhassett Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 522 | 15.4 | 56% | 64% |
Criss Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 267 | 14.8 | 78% | 78% |
Emerson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 361 | 12.0 | 52% | 51% |
Fairplains Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 160 | 11.4 | 47% | 52% |
Franklin Elementary CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 262 | 8.7 | 35% | 49% |
Gihon Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 261 | 13.1 | 67% | 67% |
Greenmont Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 229 | 14.3 | 78% | 86% |
Jefferson Elementary CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 475 | 8.5 | 47% | 41% |
Kanawha Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 265 | 12.0 | 63% | 68% |
Lubeck Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 381 | 14.7 | 66% | 81% |
Madison Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 264 | 12.0 | 52% | 57% |
Martin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 250 | 8.9 | 47% | 52% |
Mineral Wells Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 465 | 15.5 | 53% | 59% |
Neale Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 357 | 13.2 | 67% | 69% |
Vienna Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 288 | 14.4 | 60% | 56% |
Williamstown Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 545 | 16.5 | 62% | 57% |
Blennerhassett Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 534 | 17.8 | 46% | 36% |
Edison Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 551 | 14.5 | 52% | 48% |
Hamilton Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 446 | 14.4 | 53% | 44% |
Jackson Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 429 | 13.8 | 63% | 57% |
Van Devender Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 244 | 9.8 | 38% | 20% |
Caperton Center for Applied TechnologyCareer and technical | 9–12 | — | — | — | — |
Parkersburg High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,491 | 17.1 | — | — |
Parkersburg South High SchoolFree meals for all | 9–12 | 1,373 | 16.3 | — | — |
Williamstown High SchoolFree meals for all | 6–12 | 676 | 14.7 | 53% | 42% |
Wood Co Voc Tech CtrCareer and technical | 9–12 | 2 | 0.1 | — | — |
Summit Success CenterAlternativeFree meals for all | K–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
- 1210 13th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
- Phone
- (304)420-9663
- 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.