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Harrisville, West Virginia - 5 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Ritchie County Schools #19 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,536 per pupil, Ritchie County Schools ranks #14 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,243
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$15,536
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ritchie County Schools operates 5 public schools serving 1,243 students, placing it among the smallest districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 Ritchie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,536 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 59.9% local, 24.5% state, and 15.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 44/100, ranked #19 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 395.6:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.2% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Smithville Elementary, with a diversity index of 10.7/100.
Its largest campus is Ritchie County High School, enrolling 328 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Smithville Elementary, at 90 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Ritchie County High School accounts for 26.4% of all Ritchie County Schools student enrollment
That concentration means Ritchie 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.
Ritchie County Schools school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Ritchie County Schools school enrollment ranges from 90 students (lowest) to 328 students (highest), a spread of 238 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.
Ritchie County Schools student-counselor ratio is 396:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Ritchie County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 24.5% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Ritchie County Schools is typically wider than the Ritchie County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Ritchie County Schools has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,243 students.
How much does Ritchie County Schools spend per student?
Ritchie County Schools spends $15,536 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #19 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Ritchie County Schools?
Ritchie County Schools students are 96.2% White, 1.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ritchie County Schools?
Ritchie County Schools has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #19 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.