School Spending in West Virginia

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 7, 2026

Schools ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure. Only includes schools with 50+ students.

$16,253

West Virginia Avg Per Student

-17% vs National

National Avg: $19,490

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Per Student	Students
1	DODDRIDGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WEST UNION · high	DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$35,576	355
2	DODDRIDGE COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL WEST UNION · elementary	DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$35,576	352
3	DODDRIDGE COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST UNION · elementary	DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$35,576	331
4	DODDRIDGE COUNTY PRESCHOOL CENTER WEST UNION · other	DODDRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$35,576	170
5	TYLER CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL SISTERSVILLE · high	TYLER COUNTY SCHOOLS	$24,467	368
6	TYLER CONSOLIDATED MIDDLE SCHOOL SISTERSVILLE · middle	TYLER COUNTY SCHOOLS	$24,467	311
7	ARTHUR I BOREMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLEBOURNE · other	TYLER COUNTY SCHOOLS	$24,467	273
8	SISTERSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SISTERSVILLE · other	TYLER COUNTY SCHOOLS	$24,467	233
9	NEW MARTINSVILLE SCHOOL NEW MARTINSVILLE · other	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	837
10	SHORT LINE SCHOOL READER · other	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	364
11	MAGNOLIA HIGH SCHOOL NEW MARTINSVILLE · high	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	287
12	LONG DRAIN SCHOOL METZ · other	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	204
13	PADEN CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PADEN CITY · other	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	155
14	PADEN CITY HIGH SCHOOL PADEN CITY · other	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	152
15	VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL PINE GROVE · high	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	124
16	HUNDRED HIGH SCHOOL HUNDRED · high	WETZEL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,746	66
17	PENDLETON COUNTY MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL FRANKLIN · other	PENDLETON COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,394	386
18	FRANKLIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FRANKLIN · other	PENDLETON COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,394	247
19	BRANDYWINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRANDYWINE · other	PENDLETON COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,394	114
20	NORTH FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CIRCLEVILLE · other	PENDLETON COUNTY SCHOOLS	$21,394	103
21	POCAHONTAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL DUNMORE · high	POCAHONTAS COUNTY SCHOOLS	$20,321	276
22	MARLINTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MARLINTON · other	POCAHONTAS COUNTY SCHOOLS	$20,321	209
23	GREEN BANK ELEMENTARY-MIDDLE SCHOOL GREEN BANK · other	POCAHONTAS COUNTY SCHOOLS	$20,321	204
24	MARLINTON MIDDLE SCHOOL BUCKEYE · middle	POCAHONTAS COUNTY SCHOOLS	$20,321	127
25	HILLSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HILLSBORO · other	POCAHONTAS COUNTY SCHOOLS	$20,321	81
26	WHEELING PARK HIGH SCHOOL WHEELING · high	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	1,427
27	WARWOOD SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	516
28	WOODSDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	405
29	TRIADELPHIA MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEELING · middle	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	387
30	ELM GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	299
31	RITCHIE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	289
32	BRIDGE STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEELING · middle	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	263
33	STEENROD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	256
34	MADISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	231
35	MIDDLE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TRIADELPHIA · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	225
36	WHEELING MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEELING · middle	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	200
37	BETHLEHEM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	125
38	WEST LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	OHIO COUNTY SCHOOLS	$19,687	124
39	JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL GLEN DALE · high	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	1,048
40	MOUNDSVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL MOUNDSVILLE · middle	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	452
41	SHERRARD MIDDLE SCHOOL WHEELING · middle	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	409
42	HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WHEELING · other	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	401
43	MCNINCH PRIMARY SCHOOL MOUNDSVILLE · other	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	357
44	CAMERON HIGH SCHOOL CAMERON · other	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	291
45	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNDSVILLE · elementary	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	260
46	CAMERON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CAMERON · other	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	236
47	WASHINGTON LANDS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNDSVILLE · other	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	218
48	GLEN DALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GLEN DALE · other	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	206
49	CENTER MCMECHEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MCMECHEN · other	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	160
50	SAND HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DALLAS · elementary	MARSHALL COUNTY SCHOOLS	$18,348	58
51	RITCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ELLENBORO · high	RITCHIE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,693	328
52	RITCHIE COUNTY MIDDLE ELLENBORO · elementary	RITCHIE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,693	301
53	CREED COLLINS ELEMENTARY PENNSBORO · other	RITCHIE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,693	211
54	HARRISVILLE ELEMENTARY HARRISVILLE · other	RITCHIE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,693	201
55	SMITHVILLE ELEMENTARY SMITHVILLE · other	RITCHIE COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,693	90
56	CALHOUN MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL MT. ZION · other	CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,600	498
57	PLEASANT HILL SCHOOL GRANTSVILLE · other	CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,600	152
58	ARNOLDSBURG SCHOOL ARNOLDSBURG · other	CALHOUN COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,600	139
59	GILMER COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GLENVILLE · other	GILMER COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,443	421
60	GILMER COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GLENVILLE · other	GILMER COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,443	300
61	GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL CHARLESTON · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	1,145
62	RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL BELLE · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	1,057
63	CAPITAL HIGH SCHOOL CHARLESTON · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	1,051
64	SAINT ALBANS HIGH SCHOOL ST. ALBANS · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	882
65	SOUTH CHARLESTON HIGH SCHOOL SOUTH CHARLESTON · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	874
66	NITRO HIGH SCHOOL NITRO · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	818
67	HERBERT HOOVER HIGH SCHOOL ELKVIEW · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	782
68	JOHN ADAMS MIDDLE SCHOOL CHARLESTON · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	740
69	ELKVIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL ELKVIEW · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	621
70	SISSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CHARLESTON · high	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	564
71	SISSONVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHARLESTON · elementary	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	521
72	ANDREW JACKSON MIDDLE SCHOOL CHARLESTON · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	488
73	ELK ELEMENTARY CENTER CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	475
74	HAYES MIDDLE SCHOOL ST. ALBANS · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	464
75	MARY C. SNOW WEST SIDE ELEMENTARY CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	453
76	DU PONT MIDDLE SCHOOL BELLE · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	440
77	POINT HARMONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CROSS LANES · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	440
78	FLINN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	430
79	BRIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SOUTH CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	417
80	EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	413
81	HORACE MANN MIDDLE SCHOOL CHARLESTON · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	385
82	NITRO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NITRO · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	377
83	ALBAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST. ALBANS · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	376
84	OVERBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHARLESTON · elementary	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	375
85	WEST SIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL CHARLESTON · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	374
86	SOUTH CHARLESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH CHARLESTON · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	354
87	CLENDENIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKVIEW · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	335
88	DUNBAR MIDDLE SCHOOL DUNBAR · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	325
89	CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST. ALBANS · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	304
90	HOLZ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	304
91	CROSS LANES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	294
92	LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST. ALBANS · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	294
93	PINCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ELKVIEW · elementary	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	282
94	PIEDMONT YEAR-ROUND EDUCATION CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	279
95	DUNBAR PRIMARY CENTER DUNBAR · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	271
96	RUFFNER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	271
97	BELLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BELLE · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	255
98	MCKINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL ST. ALBANS · middle	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	255
99	WEBERWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SO. CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	247
100	KANAWHA CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHARLESTON · other	KANAWHA COUNTY SCHOOLS	$17,075	242

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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