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

Philip Barbour High School Complex

Federal NCES profile for Philip Barbour High School Complex, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 540003000008
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👥 S:T ratio
49
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
48
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Philip Barbour High School Complex earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the West Virginia median.

#2 of 3
public schools in Philippi · Resource Index
32
Resource Index · Typical
12.7:1
students per teacher
520
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Philip Barbour High School Complex ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Philippi, WV.

School address

Philippi, WV 26416
District: Barbour County Board of Education · West Virginia

NCES ID 540003000008 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-40 students YoY

Philip Barbour High School Complex shrank from 629 students in 2022-23 to 589 in 2023-24 (-6.4%).

Teacher FTE lost 41.0 → 40.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-40 students YoY 540003000008 · Philippi, WV High · MID · TRAD

520 enr · 12.7:1 · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Philippi Elementary School (387 students)

Philip Barbour High School Complex shrank from 629 students in 2022-23 to 589 in 2023-24 (-6.4%). Teacher FTE lost 41.0 → 40.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · West Virginia schools → · Find another →

Philip Barbour High School Complex in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Philip Barbour High School Complex reports 520 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 Philip Barbour High School Complex compares

Philip Barbour High School Complex 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 12.7:1 ▼ 3% 13.1:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 520 top 21% - -

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

12.7:1
Leaner classes than 69% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
520
Bigger than 64% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.7:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 47% in West Virginia - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
59.0%
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
$12,158
per pupil, district-wide - below West Virginia avg of $15,158
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 260 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
81
in-school suspensions + 64 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 27.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 95.0%
Two or More 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.0%
African American 0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 95.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 9.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 9.7, Philip Barbour High School Complex is less mixed than the West Virginia school average of 17.9.

Programs

AP courses offered 5

District finance for Barbour County Board of Education reports $12,158 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Philip Barbour High School Complex Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Philippi Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Belington Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Belington Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Philippi Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Kasson Elementary Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Barbour County Board Of Education · 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 (~520 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Philip Barbour High School Complex

How many students attend Philip Barbour High School Complex?

Philip Barbour High School Complex has 520 students enrolled. It is a high school in Philippi, WV. CCD year-over-year: 629 (2022-23) → 589 (2023-24), down 40.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Philip Barbour High School Complex?

The student-teacher ratio at Philip Barbour High School Complex is 12.7:1, which is 3% lower than the West Virginia average of 13.1:1 and 19% 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 Philip Barbour High School Complex?

The largest demographic group at Philip Barbour High School Complex is White at 95.0% of enrollment, in Philippi, WV.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Philip Barbour High School Complex?

Philip Barbour High School Complex has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (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 Philip Barbour High School Complex rank among public schools in Philippi?

By Resource Investment Index, Philip Barbour High School Complex ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Philippi, 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 Barbour County Board of Education?

Besides Philip Barbour High School Complex, Barbour County Board of Education also operates Philippi Elementary School (387 students), Belington Elementary (280 students), and Belington Middle School (248 students). See the Barbour County Board of Education 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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