Wood County Schools School District

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(29) High
(5) Middle
(6) Elementary
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For the 2021 school year, there are 29 public schools in Wood County Schools School District, serving 12,676 students. Wood County Schools School District has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in West Virginia.

Public schools in Wood County Schools School District have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the West Virginia public school average of 37%), and reading proficiency score of 49% (versus the 45% statewide average). This district's average testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public schools in West Virginia.

The top ranked public schools in Wood County Schools School District are Greenmont Elementary School, Gihon Elementary School and Williamstown Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the West Virginia public school average of 10% (majority Black).

The student:teacher ratio of 15:1 is equal to the West Virginia public school average of 15:1.

Overview

School District Name	Wood County Schools School District
School District Phone Number	(304) 420-9663
School District Grades Offered	PK - 12

2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	This State (WV)
# of Schools	29 Schools	736 Schools
# of Students	12,676 Students	272,869 Students
# of Teachers	881 Teachers	18,939 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio	15:1	15:1

District Comparison

Wood County Schools School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 56 school districts in West Virginia (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2017-2018 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 89% has increased from 82% over five school years.

Definition of Terms 2017-2018 School Year Data	This School District	State Average (WV)
Overall Testing Rank	#9 out of 57 school districts (Top 20%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)	41%	37%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)	41%	45%

Graduation Rate	89%	89%

Students by Ethnicity:

Diversity Score	0.13	0.19
# of American Indian Students	13 Students	252 Students
% American Indian Students	n/a	n/a
# of Asian Students	85 Students	1,818 Students
% Asian Students	1%	1%
# of Hispanic Students	133 Students	4,920 Students
% Hispanic Students	1%	2%
# of Black Students	247 Students	11,772 Students
% Black Students	2%	4%
# of White Students	11,845 Students	245,545 Students
% White Students	93%	90%
# of Hawaiian Students	7 Students	118 Students
% of Hawaiian Students	n/a	n/a
# of Two or more races Students	345 Students	8,438 Students
% of Two or more races Students	3%	3%

Students by Grade:

# of Students in Pre-Kindergarten:	734	17,002
# of Students in Kindergarten:	912	19,787
# of Students in 1st Grade:	920	19,402
# of Students in 2nd Grade:	880	19,150
# of Students in 3rd Grade:	907	19,659
# of Students in 4th Grade:	943	20,069
# of Students in 5th Grade:	894	20,218
# of Students in 6th Grade:	930	19,539
# of Students in 7th Grade:	946	19,780
# of Students in 8th Grade:	966	19,958
# of Students in 9th Grade:	1,008	21,317
# of Students in 10th Grade:	963	20,164
# of Students in 11th Grade:	852	18,547
# of Students in 12th Grade:	821	18,277
# of Ungraded Students:	-	-

Fiscal Data Comparison

The revenue/student of $11,763 in this school district is less than the state median of $12,121. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $11,532 is less than the state median of $11,896. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.

Definition of Terms 2016-2017	This School District	This State (WV)
Total Revenue	$149 MM	$43 MM

Spending	$146 MM	$42 MM

Revenue / Student	$11,763	$12,121

Revenue / Student	$11,532	$11,896