West Virginia · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in West Virginia

Schools in West Virginia ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The spending picture in one line

Doddridge County High School tops the list: its district, Doddridge County Schools, spends $22,500 per student, against a West Virginia average of $15,158.

$22,500
per-student spend in Doddridge County Schools: $15,158
West Virginia average: $17,658
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2022-23). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Doddridge County High SchoolWest Union · high	Doddridge County Schools	355	$22,500
2	Doddridge County Middle SchoolWest Union · elementary	Doddridge County Schools	352	$22,500
3	Doddridge County Elementary SchoolWest Union · elementary	Doddridge County Schools	331	$22,500
4	Doddridge County Preschool CenterWest Union · other	Doddridge County Schools	170	$22,500
5	New Martinsville SchoolNew Martinsville · other	Wetzel County Schools	837	$21,536
6	Short Line SchoolReader · other	Wetzel County Schools	364	$21,536
7	Magnolia High SchoolNew Martinsville · high	Wetzel County Schools	287	$21,536
8	Long Drain SchoolMetz · other	Wetzel County Schools	204	$21,536
9	Paden City Elementary SchoolPaden City · other	Wetzel County Schools	155	$21,536
10	Paden City High SchoolPaden City · other	Wetzel County Schools	152	$21,536
11	Valley High SchoolPine Grove · high	Wetzel County Schools	124	$21,536
12	Hundred High SchoolHundred · high	Wetzel County Schools	66	$21,536
13	Tyler Consolidated High SchoolSistersville · high	Tyler County Schools	368	$20,950
14	Tyler Consolidated Middle SchoolSistersville · middle	Tyler County Schools	311	$20,950
15	Arthur I Boreman Elementary SchoolMiddlebourne · other	Tyler County Schools	273	$20,950
16	Sistersville Elementary SchoolSistersville · other	Tyler County Schools	233	$20,950
17	Pendleton County Middle/High SchoolFranklin · other	Pendleton County Schools	386	$19,141
18	Franklin Elementary SchoolFranklin · other	Pendleton County Schools	247	$19,141
19	Brandywine Elementary SchoolBrandywine · other	Pendleton County Schools	114	$19,141
20	North Fork Elementary SchoolCircleville · other	Pendleton County Schools	103	$19,141
21	Pocahontas County High SchoolDunmore · high	Pocahontas County Schools	276	$18,970
22	Marlinton Elementary SchoolMarlinton · other	Pocahontas County Schools	209	$18,970
23	Green Bank Elementary-Middle SchoolGreen Bank · other	Pocahontas County Schools	204	$18,970
24	Marlinton Middle SchoolBuckeye · middle	Pocahontas County Schools	127	$18,970
25	Hillsboro Elementary SchoolHillsboro · other	Pocahontas County Schools	81	$18,970
26	John Marshall High SchoolGlen Dale · high	Marshall County Schools	1,048	$18,263
27	Moundsville Middle SchoolMoundsville · middle	Marshall County Schools	452	$18,263
28	Sherrard Middle SchoolWheeling · middle	Marshall County Schools	409	$18,263
29	Hilltop Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Marshall County Schools	401	$18,263
30	Mcninch Primary SchoolMoundsville · other	Marshall County Schools	357	$18,263
31	Cameron High SchoolCameron · other	Marshall County Schools	291	$18,263
32	Central Elementary SchoolMoundsville · elementary	Marshall County Schools	260	$18,263
33	Cameron Elementary SchoolCameron · other	Marshall County Schools	236	$18,263
34	Washington Lands Elementary SchoolMoundsville · other	Marshall County Schools	218	$18,263
35	Glen Dale Elementary SchoolGlen Dale · other	Marshall County Schools	206	$18,263
36	Center Mcmechen Elementary SchoolMcmechen · other	Marshall County Schools	160	$18,263
37	Sand Hill Elementary SchoolDallas · elementary	Marshall County Schools	58	$18,263
38	Gilmer County High SchoolGlenville · other	Gilmer County Schools	421	$17,294
39	Gilmer County Elementary SchoolGlenville · other	Gilmer County Schools	300	$17,294
40	Calhoun Middle/High SchoolMt. Zion · other	Calhoun County Schools	498	$17,049
41	Pleasant Hill SchoolGrantsville · other	Calhoun County Schools	152	$17,049
42	Arnoldsburg SchoolArnoldsburg · other	Calhoun County Schools	139	$17,049
43	St. Marys High SchoolSt Marys · high	Pleasants County Schools	309	$16,780
44	Pleasants County Middle SchoolBelmont · elementary	Pleasants County Schools	269	$16,780
45	St. Marys Elementary SchoolSt. Marys · other	Pleasants County Schools	232	$16,780
46	Belmont Elementary SchoolBelmont · other	Pleasants County Schools	232	$16,780
47	Wirt County Primary CenterElizabeth · other	Wirt County Schools	328	$16,428
48	Wirt County High SchoolElizabeth · high	Wirt County Schools	275	$16,428
49	Wirt County Middle SchoolElizabeth · elementary	Wirt County Schools	263	$16,428
50	Brooke High SchoolWellsburg · high	Brooke County Schools	855	$16,381
51	Brooke Middle SchoolWellsburg · elementary	Brooke County Schools	605	$16,381
52	Brooke Primary School NorthFollansbee · elementary	Brooke County Schools	257	$16,381
53	Brooke Primary School SouthWellsburg · elementary	Brooke County Schools	203	$16,381
54	Brooke Intermediate School NorthFollansbee · elementary	Brooke County Schools	172	$16,381
55	Brooke Intermediate School SouthWellsburg · elementary	Brooke County Schools	121	$16,381
56	Wheeling Park High SchoolWheeling · high	Ohio County Schools	1,427	$16,079
57	Warwood SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	516	$16,079
58	Woodsdale Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	405	$16,079
59	Triadelphia Middle SchoolWheeling · middle	Ohio County Schools	387	$16,079
60	Elm Grove Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	299	$16,079
61	Ritchie Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	289	$16,079
62	Bridge Street Middle SchoolWheeling · middle	Ohio County Schools	263	$16,079
63	Steenrod Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	256	$16,079
64	Madison Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	231	$16,079
65	Middle Creek Elementary SchoolTriadelphia · other	Ohio County Schools	225	$16,079
66	Wheeling Middle SchoolWheeling · middle	Ohio County Schools	200	$16,079
67	Bethlehem Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	125	$16,079
68	West Liberty Elementary SchoolWheeling · other	Ohio County Schools	124	$16,079
69	Ritchie County High SchoolEllenboro · high	Ritchie County Schools	328	$15,964
70	Ritchie County MiddleEllenboro · elementary	Ritchie County Schools	301	$15,964
71	Creed Collins ElementaryPennsboro · other	Ritchie County Schools	211	$15,964
72	Harrisville ElementaryHarrisville · other	Ritchie County Schools	201	$15,964
73	Smithville ElementarySmithville · other	Ritchie County Schools	90	$15,964
74	Tucker Valley Elementary Middle SchoolHambleton · other	Tucker County Schools	450	$15,729
75	Tucker County High SchoolHambleton · high	Tucker County Schools	279	$15,729
76	Davis Thomas Elementary Middle SchoolThomas · other	Tucker County Schools	189	$15,729
77	Mount View High SchoolWelch · other	Mcdowell County Schools	521	$15,682
78	River View High SchoolBradshaw · high	Mcdowell County Schools	405	$15,682
79	Southside K-8War · other	Mcdowell County Schools	266	$15,682
80	Sandy River Middle SchoolAvondale · middle	Mcdowell County Schools	240	$15,682
81	Bradshaw Elementary SchoolBradshaw · other	Mcdowell County Schools	214	$15,682
82	Iaeger Elementary SchoolIaeger · other	Mcdowell County Schools	201	$15,682
83	Welch Elementary SchoolWelch · other	Mcdowell County Schools	189	$15,682
84	Kimball Elementary SchoolKimball · other	Mcdowell County Schools	164	$15,682
85	Fall River Elementary SchoolBig Sandy · other	Mcdowell County Schools	112	$15,682
86	Scott High SchoolMadison · high	Boone County Schools	564	$15,630
87	Madison Middle SchoolMadison · middle	Boone County Schools	398	$15,630
88	Brookview ElementaryFoster · other	Boone County Schools	317	$15,630
89	Sherman High SchoolSeth · high	Boone County Schools	316	$15,630
90	Madison ElementaryMadison · other	Boone County Schools	267	$15,630
91	Sherman Elementary SchoolComfort · other	Boone County Schools	234	$15,630
92	Sherman Junior High SchoolSeth · middle	Boone County Schools	213	$15,630
93	Ramage ElementaryDanville · other	Boone County Schools	196	$15,630
94	Van Junior Senior High SchoolVan · other	Boone County Schools	157	$15,630
95	Van ElementaryVan · other	Boone County Schools	146	$15,630
96	Ashford Rumble ElementaryAshford · other	Boone County Schools	140	$15,630
97	Whitesville Elementary SchoolWhitesville · other	Boone County Schools	100	$15,630
98	Clay County High SchoolClay · high	Clay County Schools	520	$15,509
99	Clay Elementary SchoolClay · other	Clay County Schools	431	$15,509
100	Clay Middle SchoolClay · middle	Clay County Schools	302	$15,509

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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