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Madison, West Virginia - 12 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks Boone County Schools #13 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,663 per pupil, Boone County Schools ranks #17 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,188
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$14,663
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Boone County Schools operates 12 public schools serving 3,188 students, placing it among the smaller districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 combined, 2 high, 2 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,663 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half 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 29.4% local, 54.1% state, and 16.5% 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 48/100, ranked #13 of 56 in West Virginia against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 245.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 53.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Van Elementary, with a diversity index of 10.5/100.
Its largest campus is Scott High School, enrolling 564 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Whitesville Elementary School, at 100 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Scott High School accounts for 17.7% of all Boone County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Boone County Schools-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.
Boone County Schools school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Boone County Schools school enrollment ranges from 100 students (lowest) to 564 students (highest), a spread of 464 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.
Boone County Schools student-counselor ratio is 245:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Boone County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 53.8% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Boone County Schools has 12 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 8 combined. Total enrollment is 3,188 students.
How much does Boone County Schools spend per student?
Boone County Schools spends $14,663 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #13 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Boone County Schools?
Boone County Schools students are 97.3% White, 0.7% African American, 0.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Boone County Schools?
Boone County Schools has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #13 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.