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Mt. Zion, West Virginia - 3 schools
An equity score of 66/100 ranks Calhoun County Schools #2 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,085 per pupil, Calhoun County Schools ranks #10 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Calhoun County Schools operates 3 public schools serving 864 students, placing it among the smallest districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined 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 Calhoun County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,085 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 19.5% local, 60.7% state, and 19.8% 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 66/100, ranked #2 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 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 131.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.2% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pleasant Hill School, with a diversity index of 10.2/100.
Its largest campus is Calhoun Middle/High School, enrolling 498 students (63% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Arnoldsburg School, at 139 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Calhoun Middle/High School accounts for 57.6% of all Calhoun County Schools student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Calhoun County Schools a distant remainder — means Calhoun County Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Calhoun County Schools school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Calhoun County Schools school enrollment ranges from 139 students (lowest) to 498 students (highest), a spread of 359 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.
Calhoun County Schools student-counselor ratio is 132:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Calhoun County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 32.5% — 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.
Calhoun County Schools has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 864 students.
How much does Calhoun County Schools spend per student?
Calhoun County Schools spends $16,085 per student. The district has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #2 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Calhoun County Schools?
Calhoun County Schools students are 96.2% White, 1.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Calhoun County Schools?
Calhoun County Schools has an equity score of 66/100, ranking #2 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.