West Virginia · NCES CCD 2024-25
Best 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
42/100 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
42/100 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 $17,768 57 2 Pocahontas County Schools Buckeye C- 893 5 10.7:1 $17,317 53.4 3 Calhoun County Schools Mt. Zion C- 864 3 11.5:1 $16,085 50.7 4 Tyler County Schools Middlebourne D 1,257 4 12.4:1 $20,580 48.8 5 Doddridge County Schools West Union D 1,119 4 11.9:1 $23,563 47.8 6 Marion County Schools Fairmont D 7,406 19 13.9:1 $14,086 46.7 7 Webster County Schools Webster Springs D 1,192 4 11.6:1 $13,300 46.3 8 Wetzel County Schools New Martinsville D 2,258 8 9.3:1 $20,316 46.1 9 Randolph County Schools Elkins D 3,638 13 13.1:1 $13,137 45.8 10 Ohio County Schools Wheeling D 4,953 13 13.3:1 $15,508 45.6 11 Preston County Schools Kingwood D 4,090 10 13.2:1 $12,280 45.5 12 Gilmer County Schools Glenville D 792 2 11.6:1 $16,268 45 13 Ritchie County Schools Harrisville D 1,243 5 11.5:1 $15,536 44.4 14 Marshall County Schools Moundsville D 4,239 13 11.4:1 $17,204 43.8 15 Wood County Schools Parkersburg D 11,663 24 13.5:1 $12,407 43.7 16 Tucker County Schools Parsons D 961 3 11.2:1 $14,963 43.7 17 Monongalia County Schools Morgantown D 11,297 17 14.1:1 $13,751 43.5 18 Greenbrier County Schools Lewisburg D 4,702 14 13.3:1 $14,147 43.5 19 Cabell County Schools Huntington D 11,473 25 13:1 $14,538 43.2 20 Putnam County Schools Winfield D 8,993 22 13.6:1 $13,149 42.4 21 Mineral County Schools Keyser D 4,023 13 12.4:1 $13,447 42.3 22 Kanawha County Schools Charleston D 23,864 64 16.2:1 $13,227 42.2 23 Jackson County Schools Ripley D 4,135 12 12.6:1 $13,765 41.9 24 Mason County Schools Point Pleasant D 3,788 11 12.3:1 $13,331 41.8 25 Wyoming County Schools Pineville D 3,609 13 13.7:1 $14,097 41.6 26 Jefferson County Schools Charles Town D 8,389 16 14.1:1 $12,888 41 27 Boone County Schools Madison D 3,188 12 12.6:1 $14,663 40.4 28 Harrison County Schools Clarksburg D 9,920 25 12.7:1 $13,777 40.4 29 Summers County Schools Hinton D 1,318 4 11.3:1 $13,790 40.3 30 Taylor County Schools Grafton D 2,213 5 13.7:1 $12,944 40 31 Raleigh County Schools Beckley F 10,867 26 13.5:1 $13,014 39.6 32 Monroe County Schools Union F 1,651 4 15.9:1 $15,940 39.5 33 Clay County Schools Clay F 1,632 6 13.3:1 $13,825 39.3 34 Pleasants County Schools St. Marys F 1,086 4 13.9:1 $16,391 39.3 35 Logan County Schools West Logan F 5,190 17 14.6:1 $14,016 38.9 36 Fayette County Schools Fayetteville F 5,613 11 15:1 $13,777 38.6 37 Mercer County Schools Princeton F 8,686 24 15.5:1 $12,553 38.5 38 Berkeley County Schools Martinsburg F 19,856 31 15:1 $12,704 38.4 39 Wayne County Schools Wayne F 6,240 18 12.3:1 $13,938 38.1 40 Hampshire County Schools Romney F 2,801 8 13:1 $13,823 37.8 41 Wirt County Schools Elizabeth F 927 3 11.9:1 $15,976 37.7 42 Brooke County Schools Wellsburg F 2,479 6 13.3:1 $15,642 37.3 43 Mcdowell County Schools Welch F 2,537 9 13.3:1 $14,404 37.2 44 Upshur County Schools Buckhannon F 3,776 9 16:1 $12,738 36.8 45 Roane County Schools Spencer F 1,795 5 12.2:1 $13,635 36.6 46 Nicholas County Schools Summersville F 3,484 13 14:1 $12,734 36.1 47 Lincoln County Schools Hamlin F 2,942 8 12.6:1 $13,994 35.9 48 Braxton County Schools Sutton F 1,726 8 14.4:1 $13,153 35.5 49 Hancock County Schools New Cumberland F 3,497 7 12.9:1 $13,708 34.9 50 Lewis County Schools Weston F 2,403 6 14.3:1 $13,616 34.3
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 13.7:1.
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.