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Philippi, West Virginia - 7 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Barbour County Board of Education #41 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,885 per pupil, Barbour County Board of Education ranks #56 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,157
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$11,885
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Barbour County Board of Education operates 7 public schools serving 2,157 students, placing it among the smallest districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Barbour County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,885 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 6 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how West Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 19.6% local, 55.3% state, and 25.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 30/100, ranked #41 of 56 in West Virginia against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 725.8:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 38.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.5% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Philippi Middle School, with a diversity index of 15.4/100.
Its largest campus is Philip Barbour High School Complex, enrolling 520 students (26% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Junior Elementary, at 111 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Philip Barbour High School Complex accounts for 24.1% of all Barbour County Board of Education student enrollment
That concentration means Barbour County Board of Education-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Barbour County Board of Education school enrollment varies 4.7× across entities
Barbour County Board of Education school enrollment ranges from 111 students (lowest) to 520 students (highest), a spread of 409 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Barbour County Board of Education student-counselor ratio is 726:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Barbour County Board of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 38.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Barbour County Board of Education's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Barbour County Board of Education?
Barbour County Board of Education has 7 schools, including 1 high, 4 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,157 students.
How much does Barbour County Board of Education spend per student?
Barbour County Board of Education spends $11,885 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #41 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Barbour County Board of Education?
Barbour County Board of Education students are 96.5% White, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Barbour County Board of Education?
Barbour County Board of Education has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #41 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.