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Berkeley County Schools, West Virginia

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Berkeley County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 19,932 (2023-2024)
Schools: 33 (2023-2024)
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Berkeley County Schools is a school district in West Virginia (Berkeley County). During the 2024 school year, 19,932 students attended one of the district's 33 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

Berkeley County Schools consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Patrick H. Murphy
Damon Wright
Melissa Power2022
Jacqueline Long2021
Michael Martin2020

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $48,407,000 $2,454 18%
Local: $86,699,000 $4,396 32%
State: $140,127,000 $7,105 51%
Total: $275,233,000 $13,956
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $264,253,000 $13,398
Total Current Expenditures: $250,558,000 $12,704
Instructional Expenditures: $148,289,000 $7,518 56%
Student and Staff Support: $25,642,000 $1,300 10%
Administration: $20,989,000 $1,064 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $55,638,000 $2,821 21%
Total Capital Outlay: $10,273,000 $520
Construction: $1,342,000 $68
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $366,000 $18
Interest on Debt: $496,000 $25


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 21 35-39 9 16 <50 15 23
2018-2019 33 50-54 19 27 21-39 28 35
2017-2018 33 45-49 20 25 <50 30 36
2016-2017 34 26 28 21-39 27 36
2015-2016 33 35-39 21 25 21-39 28 36
2014-2015 30 40-44 19 20 <=20 22 33
2013-2014 41 55-59 29 31 40-59 29 43
2012-2013 44 55-59 34 35 40-59 35 46
2011-2012 46 65-69 34 40 40-59 30-34 49
2010-2011 41 55-59 30 34 21-39 30-34 43

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 50-54 26 32 >=50 32 41
2018-2019 44 60-64 33 35 40-59 38 47
2017-2018 45 55-59 32 37 <50 39 48
2016-2017 51 41 45 40-59 41 53
2015-2016 52 65-69 37 44 21-39 46 55
2014-2015 49 55-59 36 42 40-59 40 52
2013-2014 50 65-69 41 42 40-59 43 52
2012-2013 50 60-64 44 42 40-59 44 52
2011-2012 49 65-69 42 41 60-79 40-44 51
2010-2011 46 60-64 39 41 40-59 35-39 48

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 95 >=80 90-94 >=95 PS 90-94 96
2018-2019 96 >=50 >=95 90-94 80-89 96
2017-2018 94 >=50 90-94 >=95 PS >=90 94
2016-2017 94 >=50 90-94 >=95 PS 80-89 94
2015-2016 93 >=50 90-94 85-89 PS >=80 93
2014-2015 89 >=80 85-89 80-89 PS >=80 89
2013-2014 86 >=50 80-84 80-89 PS >=50 86
2012-2013 84 >=50 85-89 80-89 PS PS 83
2011-2012 79 >=80 70-74 85-89 PS 81
2010-2011 81 >=50 75-79 70-79 PS 82


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 19,932 0.4
2022-2023 19,856 0.7
2021-2022 19,722 2.3
2020-2021 19,278 -2.2
2019-2020 19,700 0.9
2018-2019 19,530 1.1
2017-2018 19,320 1.7
2016-2017 19,000 0.6
2015-2016 18,877 1.1
2014-2015 18,668 2.4
2013-2014 18,221 0.3
2012-2013 18,171 0.9
2011-2012 18,002 1.6
2010-2011 17,720 1.5
2009-2010 17,446 1.3
2008-2009 17,214 2.0
2007-2008 16,868 3.2
2006-2007 16,322 4.3
2005-2006 15,623 4.1
2004-2005 14,983 4.7
2003-2004 14,277 3.5
2002-2003 13,772 3.1
2001-2002 13,340 2.0
2000-2001 13,076 2.2
1999-2000 12,793 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Berkeley County Schools (%) West Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.0 0.7
Black 10.0 4.2
Hispanic 9.1 2.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 9.3 4.5
White 70.4 88.1

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Berkeley County Schools had 1,379.80 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.45.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 21.00
Kindergarten: 65.00
Elementary: 634.36
Secondary: 659.44
Total: 1,379.80

Berkeley County Schools employed 65.00 district administrators and 80.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 65.00
District Administrative Support: 73.50
School Administrators: 80.00
School Administrative Support: 40.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 472.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 27.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 65.20
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 30.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 34.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 28.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 125.90
Other Support Services: 520.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Berkeley County Schools operates 33 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Back Creek Valley Elementary School165PK-2
Bedington Elementary School193PK-2
Berkeley Heights Elementary School700PK-2
Bunker Hill Elementary459PK-3
Burke Street Elementary School169PK-3
Eagle School Intermediate6263-5
Gerrardstown Elementary School230PK-2
Hedgesville Elementary School612PK-2
Hedgesville High School1,4079-12
Hedgesville Middle School7696-8
Inwood Primary School175PK-2
James Rumsey Technical Institute09-12
Marlowe Elementary School283PK-2
Martinsburg High School1,4669-12
Martinsburg North Middle School6396-8
Martinsburg South Middle School7466-8
Mill Creek Intermediate School5083-5
Mountain Ridge Intermediate5713-5
Mountain Ridge Middle School6346-8
Musselman High School1,7809-12
Musselman Middle School6286-8
Opequon Elementary School435PK-2
Orchard View Intermediate School6543-5
Pikeside Transitional School0
Potomack Intermediate School8743-5
Rosemont Elementary School418PK-3
Spring Mills High School1,5479-12
Spring Mills Middle School9306-8
Spring Mills Primary540PK-2
Tomahawk Intermediate School6353-5
Tuscarora Elementary School346PK-2
Valley View Elementary School433PK-2
Winchester Avenue Elementary School334PK-3

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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