School spending per student in West Virginia, every district

Doddridge County Schools spent $22,500 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any West Virginia district with 500 or more students; the median West Virginia district with 1,000 or more students spent $14,361. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.

NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method

Current spending per student, West Virginia, fiscal year 2022-23Doddridge County Schools $22,500; Wetzel County Schools $21,536; Tyler County Schools $20,950; Pendleton County Schools $19,141; Pocahontas County Schools $18,970; Marshall County Schools $18,263; Gilmer County Schools $17,294; Calhoun County Schools $17,049; Pleasants County Schools $16,780; Wirt County Schools $16,428; West Virginia median $14,361.010k20k30kDoddridge County Schools$22,500Wetzel County Schools$21,536Tyler County Schools$20,950Pendleton County Schools$19,141Pocahontas County Schools$18,970Marshall County Schools$18,263Gilmer County Schools$17,294Calhoun County Schools$17,049Pleasants County Schools$16,780Wirt County Schools$16,428West Virginia median $14,361
Current spending per student, West Virginia, fiscal year 2022-23Doddridge County Schools $22,500; Wetzel County Schools $21,536; Tyler County Schools $20,950; Pendleton County Schools $19,141; Pocahontas County Schools $18,970; Marshall County Schools $18,263; Gilmer County Schools $17,294; Calhoun County Schools $17,049; Pleasants County Schools $16,780; Wirt County Schools $16,428; West Virginia median $14,361.010k20k30kDoddridge County Schools$22,500Wetzel County Schools$21,536Tyler County Schools$20,950Pendleton County Schools$19,141Pocahontas County Schools$18,970Marshall County Schools$18,263Gilmer County Schools$17,294Calhoun County Schools$17,049Pleasants County Schools$16,780Wirt County Schools$16,428West Virginia median $14,361
Current spending per student, West Virginia, fiscal year 2022-23Doddridge County Schools $22,500; Wetzel County Schools $21,536; Tyler County Schools $20,950; Pendleton County Schools $19,141; Pocahontas County Schools $18,970; Marshall County Schools $18,263; Gilmer County Schools $17,294; Calhoun County Schools $17,049; Pleasants County Schools $16,780; Wirt County Schools $16,428; West Virginia median $14,361.010k20k30kDoddridge County Schools$22,500Wetzel County Schools$21,536Tyler County Schools$20,950Pendleton County Schools$19,141Pocahontas County Schools$18,970Marshall County Schools$18,263Gilmer County Schools$17,294Calhoun County Schools$17,049Pleasants County Schools$16,780Wirt County Schools$16,428West Virginia median $14,361
Current spending per student, West Virginia, fiscal year 2022-23Doddridge County Schools $22,500; Wetzel County Schools $21,536; Tyler County Schools $20,950; Pendleton County Schools $19,141; Pocahontas County Schools $18,970; Marshall County Schools $18,263; Gilmer County Schools $17,294; Calhoun County Schools $17,049; Pleasants County Schools $16,780; Wirt County Schools $16,428; West Virginia median $14,361.010k20k30kDoddridge County Schools$22,500Wetzel County Schools$21,536Tyler County Schools$20,950Pendleton County Schools$19,141Pocahontas County Schools$18,970Marshall County Schools$18,263Gilmer County Schools$17,294Calhoun County Schools$17,049Pleasants County Schools$16,780Wirt County Schools$16,428West Virginia median $14,361

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

All 55 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first

DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Doddridge County SchoolsDoddridge County1,119$22,500
Wetzel County SchoolsWetzel County2,258$21,536
Tyler County SchoolsTyler County1,257$20,950
Pendleton County SchoolsPendleton County867$19,141
Pocahontas County SchoolsPocahontas County893$18,970
Marshall County SchoolsMarshall County4,239$18,263
Gilmer County SchoolsGilmer County792$17,294
Calhoun County SchoolsCalhoun County864$17,049
Pleasants County SchoolsPleasants County1,086$16,780
Wirt County SchoolsWirt County927$16,428
Brooke County SchoolsBrooke County2,479$16,381
Ohio County SchoolsOhio County4,953$16,079
Ritchie County SchoolsRitchie County1,243$15,964
Tucker County SchoolsTucker County961$15,729
Mcdowell County SchoolsMcDowell County2,537$15,682
The other 40 on the list
DistrictCountyStudents, fall 2022Per student
Boone County SchoolsBoone County3,188$15,630
Clay County SchoolsClay County1,632$15,509
Cabell County SchoolsCabell County11,473$15,473
Monroe County SchoolsMonroe County1,651$15,268
Taylor County SchoolsTaylor County2,213$15,015
Mason County SchoolsMason County3,788$14,880
Greenbrier County SchoolsGreenbrier County4,702$14,841
Lincoln County SchoolsLincoln County2,942$14,841
Hancock County SchoolsHancock County3,497$14,820
Summers County SchoolsSummers County1,318$14,800
Wyoming County SchoolsWyoming County3,609$14,525
Wayne County SchoolsWayne County6,240$14,446
Jefferson County SchoolsJefferson County8,389$14,424
Monongalia County SchoolsMonongalia County11,297$14,414
Harrison County SchoolsHarrison County9,920$14,396
Hampshire County SchoolsHampshire County2,801$14,361
Morgan County SchoolsMorgan County2,183$14,306
Kanawha County SchoolsKanawha County23,864$14,242
Fayette County SchoolsFayette County5,613$14,235
Jackson County SchoolsJackson County4,135$14,226
Marion County SchoolsMarion County7,406$14,106
Logan County SchoolsLogan County5,190$14,098
Mingo County SchoolsMingo County3,719$14,081
Webster County SchoolsWebster County1,192$14,065
Nicholas County SchoolsNicholas County3,484$14,052
Lewis County SchoolsLewis County2,403$13,986
Mineral County SchoolsMineral County4,023$13,984
Wood County SchoolsWood County11,663$13,900
Roane County SchoolsRoane County1,795$13,833
Putnam County SchoolsPutnam County8,993$13,757
Braxton County SchoolsBraxton County1,726$13,685
Mercer County SchoolsMercer County8,686$13,583
Raleigh County SchoolsRaleigh County10,867$13,305
Hardy County SchoolsHardy County2,194$13,103
Grant County SchoolsGrant County1,615$13,063
Randolph County SchoolsRandolph County3,638$12,936
Upshur County SchoolsUpshur County3,776$12,908
Berkeley County SchoolsBerkeley County19,856$12,899
Preston County SchoolsPreston County4,090$12,793
Barbour County Board of EducationBarbour County2,157$12,158

Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).

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Sources

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District current expenditures and membership · FY 2022-23

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