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Elizabeth, West Virginia - 3 schools
An equity score of 61/100 ranks Wirt County Schools #4 of 56 districts in West Virginia (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,976 per pupil, Wirt County Schools ranks #11 of 56 West Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (West Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
927
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$15,976
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wirt County Schools operates 3 public schools serving 927 students, placing it among the smallest districts in West Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Wirt County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,976 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 22.4% local, 56.7% state, and 20.9% 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 61/100, ranked #4 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 (9 AP courses district-wide), a 288.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 56.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.9% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wirt County High School, with a diversity index of 6.5/100.
Its largest campus is Wirt County Primary Center, enrolling 328 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Wirt County Primary Center accounts for 35.4% of all Wirt County Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wirt 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.
Wirt County Schools student-counselor ratio is 289:1 — 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 Wirt County Schools is typically wider than the Wirt County Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Wirt County Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 56.5% — 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.
Wirt County Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 927 students.
How much does Wirt County Schools spend per student?
Wirt County Schools spends $15,976 per student. The district has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #4 in West Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Wirt County Schools?
Wirt County Schools students are 97.9% White, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wirt County Schools?
Wirt County Schools has an equity score of 61/100, ranking #4 out of 56 districts in West Virginia.