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Ripley, West Virginia - 12 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Jackson County Schools #32 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,765 per pupil, Jackson County Schools ranks #31 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,135
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$13,765
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jackson County Schools operates 12 public schools serving 4,135 students, placing it among the smaller districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,765 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower 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 36.8% local, 47.2% state, and 16.0% 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 35/100, ranked #32 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 2 of 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 241:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.4% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Henry J Kaiser Elementary School, with a diversity index of 19.5/100.
Its largest campus is Ripley High School, enrolling 768 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Evans Elementary School, at 147 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ripley High School accounts for 18.6% of all Jackson County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Jackson 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.
Jackson County Schools school enrollment varies 5.2× across entities
Jackson County Schools school enrollment ranges from 147 students (lowest) to 768 students (highest), a spread of 621 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.
Jackson County Schools student-counselor ratio is 241:1 — 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.
Jackson County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 32.8% — 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.
Jackson County Schools has 12 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 6 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,135 students.
How much does Jackson County Schools spend per student?
Jackson County Schools spends $13,765 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #32 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Jackson County Schools?
Jackson County Schools students are 95.4% White, 2.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jackson County Schools?
Jackson County Schools has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #32 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.