Parkersburg High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Parkersburg, West Virginia

Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg, West Virginia enrolled 1,491 students in 2024-25 with 87.0 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the West Virginia high-school median of 14.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 54% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 22% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 88% (West Virginia: 92.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 10%

1,651 students in 2022-23, 1,552 students in 2023-24, 1,491 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 97.0 to 87.0.

Students enrolled at Parkersburg High School by school year2022-23: 1,651, 2023-24: 1,552, 2024-25: 1,49105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6512023-241,5522024-251,491
Students enrolled at Parkersburg High School by school year2022-23: 1,651, 2023-24: 1,552, 2024-25: 1,49105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6512023-241,5522024-251,491
Students enrolled at Parkersburg High School by school year2022-23: 1,651, 2023-24: 1,552, 2024-25: 1,49105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6512023-241,5522024-251,491
Students enrolled at Parkersburg High School by school year2022-23: 1,651, 2023-24: 1,552, 2024-25: 1,49105001k1.5k2k2022-231,6512023-241,5522024-251,491
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,65197.017.0
2023-241,55298.115.8
2024-251,49187.017.1

17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 80 of every 100 West Virginia high schools

Among the 110 West Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, West Virginia high schools, 2024-25110 values from 5.7 to 23.0; This school 17.1; state median 14.8.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, West Virginia high schools, 2024-25110 values from 5.7 to 23.0; This school 17.1; state median 14.8.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, West Virginia high schools, 2024-25110 values from 5.7 to 23.0; This school 17.1; state median 14.8.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, West Virginia high schools, 2024-25110 values from 5.7 to 23.0; This school 17.1; state median 14.8.0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 17.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

5 AP courses and one counselor per 338 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Parkersburg High School enrolled 1,691 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 230 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses5
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 338 of the 1,691 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions230
  • Chronically absent30.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.7% of students were White, 4.8% of two or more races, 3.2% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White88.7%
  2. Two or more races4.8%
  3. Black3.2%
  4. Hispanic2.1%
  5. Asian1.1%
  6. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Parkersburg High School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within West Virginia, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWest Virginia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254%50%41.3%
Math, 2022-2322%41% (2021-22)34.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

88% of the 365 students in Parkersburg High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 92.6% across West Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtWest Virginia
Four-year graduation rate88%91%92.6%
Students in the class36582518,443

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Parkersburg

2 public high schools in Parkersburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Parkersburg High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Parkersburg High School1,49117.1not reported
Parkersburg South High School1,37316.3not reported

All public schools in Parkersburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Parkersburg High School

  1. Parkersburg South High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,373 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Williamstown High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 9.8 miles away: 676 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).9.8 mi
  3. Compare Parkersburg High School with Parkersburg South High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Wood County Schools spends per student$13,900 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,900
  5. The largest public schools in West VirginiaParkersburg High School is the number 7 by size of 110 West Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#7 of 110
  6. West Virginia schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 14.8 for high schools.17.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Parkersburg High School

  1. How many students attend Parkersburg High School?
    1,491 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,651 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Parkersburg, WV.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Parkersburg High School?
    17.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the West Virginia median for high schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Parkersburg High School a Title I school?
    Parkersburg High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Parkersburg High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Parkersburg High School scored proficient or above: 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 22% in math in 2022-23, against 41.3% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.4% in math in 2022-23 across West Virginia. West Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Parkersburg High School?
    88% of the 365 students in Parkersburg High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 92.6% across West Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Parkersburg High School in?
    Wood County Schools, NCES district ID 5401620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540162001170 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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