West Virginia · NCES F-33 finance data
School Funding Equity in West Virginia 56 districts ranked by how equitably school funding is distributed, scored from NCES F-33 school finance data covering districts in all 50 states.
38 State avg score
49 National avg score
56 Districts ranked The equity picture in one line
Pendleton County Schools ranks first in West Virginia for funding equity at 67/100, in a state whose districts average 38 against a national average of 49.
67/100 top score (Pendleton County Schools)
$17,768 per-pupil spending in the top district
0 districts scoring 70 or higher
15 districts below 30 # District Enrollment $/Pupil Free Lunch Local Rev % Score 1 Pendleton County Schools 867 $17,768 - 22.4% 67 2 Calhoun County Schools 864 $16,085 - 19.5% 66 3 Gilmer County Schools 792 $16,268 - 24.3% 63 4 Wirt County Schools 927 $15,976 - 22.4% 61 5 Summers County Schools 1,318 $13,790 - 19.1% 60 6 Webster County Schools 1,192 $13,300 - 10.6% 58 7 Pocahontas County Schools 893 $17,317 - 28.0% 58 8 Lincoln County Schools 2,942 $13,994 - 16.8% 56 9 Roane County Schools 1,795 $13,635 - 15.7% 55 10 Tucker County Schools 961 $14,963 - 31.2% 51 11 Wayne County Schools 6,240 $13,938 - 26.7% 50 12 Wetzel County Schools 2,258 $20,316 - 63.4% 50 13 Boone County Schools 3,188 $14,663 - 29.4% 48 14 Mcdowell County Schools 2,537 $14,404 - 28.0% 47 15 Clay County Schools 1,632 $13,825 - 10.5% 46 16 Marshall County Schools 4,239 $17,204 - 75.1% 45 17 Wyoming County Schools 3,609 $14,097 - 26.4% 45 18 Monroe County Schools 1,651 $15,940 - 19.3% 44 19 Ritchie County Schools 1,243 $15,536 - 59.9% 44 20 Greenbrier County Schools 4,702 $14,147 - 29.9% 43 21 Randolph County Schools 3,638 $13,137 - 19.3% 43 22 Tyler County Schools 1,257 $20,580 - 82.3% 43 23 Mineral County Schools 4,023 $13,447 - 27.3% 41 24 Mingo County Schools 3,719 $13,013 - 22.1% 40 25 Hampshire County Schools 2,801 $13,823 - 27.4% 40 26 Cabell County Schools 11,473 $14,538 - 33.8% 38 27 Logan County Schools 5,190 $14,016 - 27.4% 38 28 Mason County Schools 3,788 $13,331 - 33.5% 38 29 Doddridge County Schools 1,119 $23,563 - 81.0% 38 30 Nicholas County Schools 3,484 $12,734 - 21.4% 37 31 Brooke County Schools 2,479 $15,642 - 47.2% 36 32 Jackson County Schools 4,135 $13,765 - 36.8% 35 33 Fayette County Schools 5,613 $13,777 - 25.9% 34 34 Hancock County Schools 3,497 $13,708 - 35.5% 34 35 Harrison County Schools 9,920 $13,777 - 38.6% 33 36 Ohio County Schools 4,953 $15,508 - 46.7% 32 37 Preston County Schools 4,090 $12,280 - 30.1% 31 38 Lewis County Schools 2,403 $13,616 - 26.7% 31 39 Braxton County Schools 1,726 $13,153 - 26.0% 31 40 Pleasants County Schools 1,086 $16,391 - 53.2% 31 41 Barbour County Board of Education 2,157 $11,885 - 19.6% 30 42 Marion County Schools 7,406 $14,086 - 36.0% 29 43 Raleigh County Schools 10,867 $13,014 - 29.2% 28 44 Upshur County Schools 3,776 $12,738 - 22.7% 26 45 Taylor County Schools 2,213 $12,944 - 33.0% 26 46 Hardy County Schools 2,194 $13,282 - 26.9% 26 47 Wv Schools of Diversion and Transition 519 $35,632 - - 25 48 Mercer County Schools 8,686 $12,553 - 25.3% 23 49 Wood County Schools 11,663 $12,407 - 31.1% 21 50 Putnam County Schools 8,993 $13,149 - 38.9% 21 51 Monongalia County Schools 11,297 $13,751 - 44.4% 20 52 Morgan County Schools 2,183 $13,159 - 36.8% 20 53 Kanawha County Schools 23,864 $13,227 - 33.8% 17 54 Berkeley County Schools 19,856 $12,704 - 31.5% 14 55 Jefferson County Schools 8,389 $12,888 - 42.0% 13 56 Grant County Schools 1,615 $12,881 - 38.1% 12
How the Equity Score Works
The equity score (0-100) evaluates four dimensions of school funding fairness. According to
the National Center for Education Statistics F-33 Finance Survey (FY 2021-22, released in 2024),
which covers more than 17,000 districts nationwide, local property wealth drives most of the
spending differences the score captures; our methodology
documents each weight:
Per-Pupil Spending (0-25)
Higher spending relative to peers
Need-Adjusted Spending (0-25)
Spending weighted by poverty level, rewards districts that spend more where need is greatest
Funding Diversity (0-25)
Less reliance on local property taxes, more state/federal support
Resource Access (0-25)
Lower student-teacher ratios = more individualized attention
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- how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.