West Virginia · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best-Resourced School Districts in West Virginia Top 50 districts ranked by average school quality score, based on student-teacher ratios, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance.
50 Districts ranked
237,535 Students enrolled
43/100 Avg quality score
C Top grade The ranking in one line
Pendleton County Schools in Franklin leads West Virginia's districts with an average school quality score of 57/100 across 4 schools.
57/100 top district score (grade C)
4 schools in Pendleton County Schools
867 students in the top district
43/100 average across the top 50 # District Grade Students Schools Avg S:T Per-Pupil $ Avg Quality 1 Pendleton County Schools Franklin C 867 4 10.1:1 $17,768 57 2 Pocahontas County Schools Buckeye C- 893 5 10.8:1 $17,317 53.4 3 Calhoun County Schools Mt. Zion C- 864 3 10.2:1 $16,085 52.3 4 Tyler County Schools Middlebourne D 1,257 4 11.9:1 $20,580 49 5 Webster County Schools Webster Springs D 1,192 4 9.8:1 $13,300 48.3 6 Randolph County Schools Elkins D 3,638 13 12.5:1 $13,137 47.6 7 Marion County Schools Fairmont D 7,406 19 13.4:1 $14,086 47.1 8 Preston County Schools Kingwood D 4,090 10 11.9:1 $12,280 47.1 9 Doddridge County Schools West Union D 1,119 4 12.8:1 $23,563 47 10 Wetzel County Schools New Martinsville D 2,258 8 8.7:1 $20,316 46.9 11 Ohio County Schools Wheeling D 4,953 13 12.9:1 $15,508 46.3 12 Gilmer County Schools Glenville D 792 2 10.6:1 $16,268 46 13 Ritchie County Schools Harrisville D 1,243 5 10.6:1 $15,536 45.4 14 Cabell County Schools Huntington D 11,473 25 12.8:1 $14,538 44.3 15 Greenbrier County Schools Lewisburg D 4,702 14 12.5:1 $14,147 44.2 16 Marshall County Schools Moundsville D 4,239 13 10.9:1 $17,204 44.2 17 Mason County Schools Point Pleasant D 3,788 11 11.6:1 $13,331 44.1 18 Wood County Schools Parkersburg D 11,663 24 13:1 $12,407 44 19 Tucker County Schools Parsons D 961 3 10.6:1 $14,963 44 20 Monongalia County Schools Morgantown D 11,297 17 13.9:1 $13,751 43.6 21 Putnam County Schools Winfield D 8,993 22 12.9:1 $13,149 43 22 Jackson County Schools Ripley D 4,135 12 12.1:1 $13,765 42.8 23 Mineral County Schools Keyser D 4,023 13 12.1:1 $13,447 42.7 24 Wyoming County Schools Pineville D 3,609 13 12.8:1 $14,097 42.6 25 Kanawha County Schools Charleston D 23,864 64 16.2:1 $13,227 42.5 26 Logan County Schools West Logan D 5,190 17 13.1:1 $14,016 41.4 27 Jefferson County Schools Charles Town D 8,389 16 14:1 $12,888 41.3 28 Boone County Schools Madison D 3,188 12 12:1 $14,663 41.2 29 Harrison County Schools Clarksburg D 9,920 25 12.3:1 $13,777 41 30 Taylor County Schools Grafton D 2,213 5 12.8:1 $12,944 40.8 31 Monroe County Schools Union D 1,651 4 15.4:1 $15,940 40.3 32 Raleigh County Schools Beckley D 10,867 26 12.9:1 $13,014 40.1 33 Pleasants County Schools St. Marys F 1,086 4 13.3:1 $16,391 39.8 34 Wayne County Schools Wayne F 6,240 18 11.6:1 $13,938 39.5 35 Clay County Schools Clay F 1,632 6 13.3:1 $13,825 39.5 36 Fayette County Schools Fayetteville F 5,613 11 14.2:1 $13,777 39.5 37 Mercer County Schools Princeton F 8,686 24 14.7:1 $12,553 39 38 Upshur County Schools Buckhannon F 3,776 9 14.2:1 $12,738 38.8 39 Wirt County Schools Elizabeth F 927 3 11.1:1 $15,976 38.7 40 Summers County Schools Hinton F 1,318 4 9.9:1 $13,790 38.5 41 Mcdowell County Schools Welch F 2,537 9 12.2:1 $14,404 38.4 42 Berkeley County Schools Martinsburg F 19,856 31 14.9:1 $12,704 38.4 43 Brooke County Schools Wellsburg F 2,479 6 12.7:1 $15,642 38.2 44 Roane County Schools Spencer F 1,795 5 11.1:1 $13,635 38 45 Hampshire County Schools Romney F 2,801 8 12.8:1 $13,823 37.9 46 Nicholas County Schools Summersville F 3,484 13 12.7:1 $12,734 37.5 47 Braxton County Schools Sutton F 1,726 8 13.2:1 $13,153 37.3 48 Lincoln County Schools Hamlin F 2,942 8 12:1 $13,994 36.5 49 Hancock County Schools New Cumberland F 3,497 7 12.3:1 $13,708 35.4 50 Lewis County Schools Weston F 2,403 6 13.6:1 $13,616 34.8
Frequently Asked Questions What are the best school districts in West Virginia? ▼ The top-ranked district in West Virginia is Pendleton County Schools in Franklin with 867 students across 4 schools. Average quality score: 57/100. Rankings are based on average school quality scores from NCES data.
How are district rankings calculated? ▼ Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100) are computed from NCES data: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism. Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be ranked.
How many school districts are in West Virginia? ▼ West Virginia has 50+ school districts serving 242,956 students. The statewide average student-teacher ratio is 13.1:1.
Explore More for West Virginia Methodology
Districts are ranked by the average quality score of their schools. Quality scores (0-100)
are computed from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 metrics: student-teacher ratio,
school counselor availability, gifted program access, and chronic absenteeism rates.
Districts must have at least 500 students and 2+ schools to be included. This measures
school-level resources, not test scores. Higher average scores indicate districts where
schools generally have smaller classes, better counselor access, and lower absenteeism.
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.