Philip Barbour High School Complex
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Philippi, West Virginia
Philip Barbour High School Complex in Philippi, West Virginia enrolled 520 students in 2024-25 with 39.5 full-time teachers, 13.2 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, 45-49% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% proficient in math in 2022-23 (West Virginia: 41.3% and 34.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%
629 students in 2022-23, 589 students in 2023-24, 520 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.0 to 39.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 629 | 41.0 | 15.3 |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 40.6 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 520 | 39.5 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 71 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.
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 318 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Philip Barbour High School Complex enrolled 636 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 64 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses5
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 318 of the 636 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions64
- Chronically absent38.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.0% of students were White, 1.7% of two or more races, 1.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White95.0%
- Two or more races1.7%
- Hispanic1.3%
- American Indian1.0%
- Black0.8%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Philip Barbour High School Complex scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | West Virginia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 45‑49% | 34% | 41.3% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15‑19% | 29% (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
90-94% of the 147 students in Philip Barbour High School Complex'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.
| This school | Its district | West Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 92.6% |
| Students in the class | 147 | 147 | 18,443 |
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.
What to look at next about Philip Barbour High School Complex
- Lincoln High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 25 miles away: 527 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).25 mi
- Lewis County High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 27 miles away: 703 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
- Compare Philip Barbour High School Complex with Lincoln High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Barbour County Schools spends per student$12,158 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,158
- The largest public schools in West VirginiaPhilip Barbour High School Complex is the number 64 by size of 110 West Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#64 of 110
- West Virginia schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the West Virginia median of 14.8 for high schools.13.2:1
- 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 Philip Barbour High School Complex
How many students attend Philip Barbour High School Complex?
520 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 629 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Philippi, WV.What is the student-teacher ratio at Philip Barbour High School Complex?
13.2 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.Is Philip Barbour High School Complex a Title I school?
Philip Barbour High School Complex was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Philip Barbour High School Complex do on state tests?
The students tested at Philip Barbour High School Complex scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading in 2021-22 and 15-19% 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.What is the graduation rate at Philip Barbour High School Complex?
90-94% of the 147 students in Philip Barbour High School Complex'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.What district is Philip Barbour High School Complex in?
Barbour County Schools, NCES district ID 5400030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 540003000008 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.