High school (grades 9-12) · Wellsburg, WV

Brooke High School

Federal NCES profile for Brooke High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 540015000075
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0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
43
📋 Attendance
14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Brooke High School earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median. It is also one of the largest schools in West Virginia.

#4 of 4
public schools in Wellsburg · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
12.8:1
students per teacher
855
students enrolled

Brooke High School has class sizes near the West Virginia median. Computed live against every West Virginia school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Brooke High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Wellsburg, WV.

School address

Wellsburg, WV 26070
District: Brooke County Schools · West Virginia

NCES ID 540015000075 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-66 students YoY

Brooke High School shrank from 1,033 students in 2022-23 to 967 in 2023-24 (-6.4%).

Teacher FTE lost 67.0 → 66.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-66 students YoY 540015000075 · Wellsburg, WV High · MID · TRAD

855 enr · 12.8:1 · RII 34

Nearest enrollment peer: Brooke Middle School (605 students)

Brooke High School shrank from 1,033 students in 2022-23 to 967 in 2023-24 (-6.4%). Teacher FTE lost 67.0 → 66.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Brooke High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Brooke High School reports 855 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Brooke High School compares

Brooke High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs West Virginia and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs West Virginia West Virginia avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.8:1 ▼ 2% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 855 top 5% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.8:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
855
Bigger than 87% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.8:1
students per teacher - 2% below state mean
Top 48% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 52% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,381
per pupil, district-wide - above West Virginia avg of $15,158
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 285 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
74
in-school suspensions + 62 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 94.0%
African American 2.3%
Two or More 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%
Asian 0.1%

Largest group: White at 94.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 11.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 11.5, Brooke High School is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 9

District finance for Brooke County Schools reports $16,381 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Brooke High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Brooke Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Brooke Primary School North Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brooke Primary School South Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Brooke Intermediate School North Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Brooke Intermediate School South Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Brooke High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Brooke County Schools · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~855 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.8:1)

Frequently asked questions about Brooke High School

How many students attend Brooke High School?

Brooke High School has 855 students enrolled. It is a high school in Wellsburg, WV. CCD year-over-year: 1,033 (2022-23) → 967 (2023-24), down 66.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Brooke High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Brooke High School is 12.8:1, which is 2% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brooke High School?

The largest demographic group at Brooke High School is White at 94.0% of enrollment, in Wellsburg, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Brooke High School?

Brooke High School has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Brooke High School rank among public schools in Wellsburg?

By Resource Investment Index, Brooke High School ranks #4 of 4 public schools in Wellsburg, WV. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Brooke County Schools?

Besides Brooke High School, Brooke County Schools also operates Brooke Middle School (605 students), Brooke Primary School North (257 students), and Brooke Primary School South (203 students). See the Brooke County Schools district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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