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Fayette County Schools, West Virginia

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Fayette County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 5,433 (2023-2024)
Schools: 13 (2023-2024)
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Fayette County Schools is a school district in West Virginia (Fayette County). During the 2024 school year, 5,433 students attended one of the district's 13 schools.

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

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School board

Fayette 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
Joshua Crist2028
Cindy Whitlock2028
James Gray2026
Joseph Groom2026
Gary Ray2026

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: $15,293,000 $2,734 17%
Local: $23,477,000 $4,197 26%
State: $51,759,000 $9,253 57%
Total: $90,529,000 $16,183
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $83,373,000 $14,904
Total Current Expenditures: $77,071,000 $13,777
Instructional Expenditures: $43,059,000 $7,697 52%
Student and Staff Support: $7,977,000 $1,425 10%
Administration: $6,611,000 $1,181 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $19,424,000 $3,472 23%
Total Capital Outlay: $5,469,000 $977
Construction: $4,452,000 $795
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $805,000 $143
Interest on Debt: $0 $0


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 17 PS <=5 <=20 PS <=10 18
2018-2019 29 PS 15-19 <=20 PS 11-19 30
2017-2018 27 PS 10-14 11-19 PS 10-14 28
2016-2017 27 10-14 <=20 PS 11-19 28
2015-2016 24 PS 15-19 <=20 PS 11-19 25
2014-2015 22 <50 10-14 <=20 PS 11-19 23
2013-2014 35 <50 15-19 21-39 30-39 36
2012-2013 36 >=50 20-24 21-39 PS 30-39 36
2011-2012 36 >=50 25-29 21-39 PS 20-29 36
2010-2011 32 <50 20-24 40-59 PS 20-29 32

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 31 PS 15-19 21-39 PS 11-19 32
2018-2019 35 PS 15-19 21-39 PS 11-19 36
2017-2018 36 PS 15-19 20-29 PS 30-34 37
2016-2017 37 25-29 <=20 PS 30-39 38
2015-2016 37 PS 30-34 21-39 PS 30-39 37
2014-2015 36 >=50 30-34 21-39 PS 20-29 36
2013-2014 37 >=50 25-29 21-39 20-29 37
2012-2013 38 >=50 20-24 20-29 PS 20-29 39
2011-2012 38 <50 25-29 21-39 PS 20-29 39
2010-2011 38 >=50 35-39 40-59 PS 20-29 38

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 90 PS >=80 >=50 <50 91
2018-2019 88 >=80 >=50 >=50 87
2017-2018 86 PS >=80 PS >=50 86
2016-2017 84 PS >=80 PS PS >=50 85
2015-2016 84 PS >=80 PS PS PS 84
2014-2015 83 PS 80-89 PS PS 83
2013-2014 80 PS 80-89 PS 80
2012-2013 79 >=80 PS PS PS 79
2011-2012 69 PS 70-79 PS 69
2010-2011 71 80-89 PS PS 70


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 5,433 -3.3
2022-2023 5,613 0.3
2021-2022 5,594 -1.7
2020-2021 5,688 -6.6
2019-2020 6,064 -3.4
2018-2019 6,268 -3.2
2017-2018 6,471 -0.2
2016-2017 6,487 -2.7
2015-2016 6,661 -1.9
2014-2015 6,788 -0.3
2013-2014 6,810 -0.8
2012-2013 6,867 -0.1
2011-2012 6,874 0.7
2010-2011 6,827 1.0
2009-2010 6,759 -0.8
2008-2009 6,810 -0.2
2007-2008 6,825 -0.5
2006-2007 6,858 -0.2
2005-2006 6,873 -0.7
2004-2005 6,919 -1.2
2003-2004 7,001 0.4
2002-2003 6,972 -1.2
2001-2002 7,054 -3.2
2000-2001 7,277 -4.5
1999-2000 7,604 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Fayette County Schools (%) West Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.7
Black 3.9 4.2
Hispanic 0.7 2.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.0 4.5
White 91.1 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, Fayette County Schools had 384.46 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 7.13
Kindergarten: 14.00
Elementary: 182.20
Secondary: 181.13
Total: 384.46

Fayette County Schools employed 14.51 district administrators and 25.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 14.51
District Administrative Support: 26.50
School Administrators: 25.00
School Administrative Support: 10.25
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 95.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.77
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.77
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 33.92
Other Support Services: 178.75


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]

Fayette County Schools operates 13 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ansted Elementary195PK-5
Divide Elementary198PK-5
Fayette Institute Of Technology09-12
Fayetteville Pk-8558PK-8
Meadow Bridge Elementary206PK-6
Meadow Bridge High1947-12
Meadow Bridge Regional School0
Midland Trail High6316-12
New River Intermediate5363-5
New River Primary648PK-2
Oak Hill High1,0899-12
Oak Hill Middle School6396-8
Valley Pk-8527PK-8

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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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