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Wellsburg, West Virginia - 6 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Brooke County Schools #31 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,642 per pupil, Brooke County Schools ranks #13 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,479
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,642
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Brooke County Schools operates 6 public schools serving 2,479 students, placing it among the smallest districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 5 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 Brooke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,642 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 47.2% local, 37.8% state, and 15.0% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 36/100, ranked #31 of 56 in West Virginia against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 272.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 2.1% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brooke Intermediate School North, with a diversity index of 14.4/100.
Its largest campus is Brooke High School, enrolling 855 students (39% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Brooke Intermediate School South, at 121 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Brooke High School accounts for 34.5% of all Brooke County Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Brooke 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.
Brooke County Schools school enrollment varies 7.1× across entities
Brooke County Schools school enrollment ranges from 121 students (lowest) to 855 students (highest), a spread of 734 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.
Brooke County Schools student-counselor ratio is 272:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Brooke County Schools is typically wider than the Brooke County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Brooke County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 34.6% — 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.
Brooke County Schools has 6 schools, including 1 high, 5 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,479 students.
How much does Brooke County Schools spend per student?
Brooke County Schools spends $15,642 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #31 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Brooke County Schools?
Brooke County Schools students are 93.4% White, 2.1% African American, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Brooke County Schools?
Brooke County Schools has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #31 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.