The largest public schools in West Virginia

Morgantown High School in Morgantown was West Virginia's largest public school in 2024-25, with 1,754 students. One of the 15 largest, West Virginia Virtual Academy, teaches online; its enrollment comes from across the state.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · ranked by fall 2024 membership, schools open that year · method

Largest public schools in West Virginia, 2024-25Morgantown High School 1,754; Musselman High School 1,725; Huntington High School 1,667; West Virginia Virtual Academy (online) 1,654; Cabell Midland High School 1,638; Spring Mills High School 1,544; Martinsburg High School 1,505; Parkersburg High School 1,491; Washington High School 1,458; Jefferson High School 1,431.05001k1.5k2kMorgantown High School1,754Musselman High School1,725Huntington High School1,667West Virginia Virtual Academy (online)1,654Cabell Midland High School1,638Spring Mills High School1,544Martinsburg High School1,505Parkersburg High School1,491Washington High School1,458Jefferson High School1,431
Largest public schools in West Virginia, 2024-25Morgantown High School 1,754; Musselman High School 1,725; Huntington High School 1,667; West Virginia Virtual Academy (online) 1,654; Cabell Midland High School 1,638; Spring Mills High School 1,544; Martinsburg High School 1,505; Parkersburg High School 1,491; Washington High School 1,458; Jefferson High School 1,431.05001k1.5k2kMorgantown High School1,754Musselman High School1,725Huntington High School1,667West Virginia Virtual Academy (onli…1,654Cabell Midland High School1,638Spring Mills High School1,544Martinsburg High School1,505Parkersburg High School1,491Washington High School1,458Jefferson High School1,431
Largest public schools in West Virginia, 2024-25Morgantown High School 1,754; Musselman High School 1,725; Huntington High School 1,667; West Virginia Virtual Academy (online) 1,654; Cabell Midland High School 1,638; Spring Mills High School 1,544; Martinsburg High School 1,505; Parkersburg High School 1,491; Washington High School 1,458; Jefferson High School 1,431.01k2kMorgantown High School1,754Musselman High School1,725Huntington High School1,667West Virginia Virtual Academy (online)1,654Cabell Midland High School1,638Spring Mills High School1,544Martinsburg High School1,505Parkersburg High School1,491Washington High School1,458Jefferson High School1,431
Largest public schools in West Virginia, 2024-25Morgantown High School 1,754; Musselman High School 1,725; Huntington High School 1,667; West Virginia Virtual Academy (online) 1,654; Cabell Midland High School 1,638; Spring Mills High School 1,544; Martinsburg High School 1,505; Parkersburg High School 1,491; Washington High School 1,458; Jefferson High School 1,431.01k2kMorgantown High School1,754Musselman High School1,725Huntington High School1,667West Virginia Virtual Academy (online)1,654Cabell Midland High School1,638Spring Mills High School1,544Martinsburg High School1,505Parkersburg High School1,491Washington High School1,458Jefferson High School1,431

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

The 50 largest, with their teachers

SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Morgantown High SchoolMorgantown1,75418.1No
Musselman High SchoolInwood1,72517.0No
Huntington High SchoolHuntington1,66715.8No
West Virginia Virtual AcademyCharleston1,654not reportedYes
Cabell Midland High SchoolOna1,63816.0No
Spring Mills High SchoolMartinsburg1,54416.7No
Martinsburg High SchoolMartinsburg1,50515.2No
Parkersburg High SchoolParkersburg1,49117.1No
Washington High SchoolCharles Town1,45819.2No
Jefferson High SchoolShenandoah Junction1,43116.3No
Wheeling Park High SchoolWheeling1,42713.5No
Parkersburg South High SchoolParkersburg1,37316.3No
University High SchoolMorgantown1,37115.9No
Hedgesville High SchoolHedgesville1,34614.9No
Woodrow Wilson High SchoolBeckley1,28416.9No
The other 35 on the list
SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Virtual Prepatory Academy of WVKearneysville1,148not reportedYes
George Washington High SchoolCharleston1,14522.5No
Hurricane High SchoolHurricane1,14114.6No
Buckhannon Upshur High SchoolBuckhannon1,06816.9No
Oak Hill HighOak Hill1,05715.9No
Riverside High SchoolBelle1,05718.5No
Preston High SchoolKingwood1,05614.7No
Capital High SchoolCharleston1,05117.4No
John Marshall High SchoolGlen Dale1,04811.2No
Greenbrier East High SchoolLewisburg99714.7No
Point Pleasant Junior/Senior High SchoolPoint Pleasant99517.8No
Spring Valley High SchoolHuntington94615.4No
Spring Mills Middle SchoolMartinsburg94515.3No
Princeton Senior High SchoolPrinceton92516.8No
Saint Albans High SchoolSt. Albans88218.8No
South Charleston High SchoolSouth Charleston87418.6No
Potomack Intermediate SchoolMartinsburg87117.5No
Brooke High SchoolWellsburg85513.4No
New Martinsville SchoolNew Martinsville83711.6No
Fairmont Senior High SchoolFairmont83519.9No
Hurricane MiddleHurricane82113.2No
Nitro High SchoolNitro81820.5No
Bridgeport High SchoolBridgeport81715.8No
Weirton ElementaryWeirton80212.2No
Martinsburg South Middle SchoolMartinsburg78713.4No
South Middle SchoolMorgantown78412.9No
Herbert Hoover High SchoolElkview78219.6No
Hedgesville Middle SchoolHedgesville77617.1No
Lincoln County High SchoolHamlin77414.5No
Ripley High SchoolRipley76815.0No
Cheat Lake Elementary SchoolMorgantown75416.4No
Shady Spring HighShady Spring75414.8No
Elkins High SchoolElkins74717.6No
Winfield High SchoolWinfield74313.9No
Johnson Elementary SchoolBridgeport74217.8No

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25

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