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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, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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Election rules

 

Election dates and frequency

See also: Rules governing school board election dates and timing

School board general elections in West Virginia are held on the date of the statewide primary election on the second Tuesday in May every two years in even-numbered years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-6, Section 3-5-1, and Section 18-5-1b

Recent or upcoming election dates for all public school districts in the state

Below are the recent/upcoming dates for all public school districts in the state. There may be exceptions to these dates for specific districts because of local charters and district-specific exceptions and carve-outs.

  • Filing deadline date: January 31, 2026
  • General election date: May 12, 2026

Election system

School board members in West Virginia are elected through nonpartisan general elections without primaries.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-6 and Section 3-5-1

Party labels on the ballot

See also: Rules governing party labels in school board elections

School board elections in West Virginia are nonpartisan, which means party labels do not appear on the ballot for school board candidates. West Virginia Code says that school board members must be "nominated and elected by the voters of the respective county without reference to political party affiliation."

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 18-5-1

Winning an election

In West Virginia, the school board candidate that receives the most votes is elected to office provided the requirement that "no more than two school board members can be elected from the same county magisterial district" is met.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-6, Section 3-5-1, and Section 18-5-1b

Term length and staggering

School board members in West Virginia have four-year regular terms.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-6

West Virginia Code does not require specific election staggering for school board members. In most districts, however, as close to half of board seats as possible are up for regular election every two years.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-6, Section 3-5-1, and Section 18-5-1b

Representation: at large vs. by sub-district

West Virginia Code does not say whether school board members must be elected at-large or by sub-district. It does state that no more than two school board members can be elected from the same county magisterial district. Each county is divided into at least three and no more than 10 magisterial sub-districts. As of 2023, six school districts in West Virginia elected board members by sub-district and the other districts elected board members at large.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 18-5-1

Filing deadlines and swearing-in dates

The deadline in West Virginia for school board candidates to file certificates of announcement declaring candidacy is on the last Saturday in January in the same year as the election (even-numbered years). The filing must be received or postmarked before midnight on the day of the deadline. Certificates of announcement must be sword statements before public notaries and must contain the election date, the office sought, the legal name and ballot name of the candidate, the candidate's residential address, and a good faith statement.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-7

School board candidates in West Virginia can begin filing certificates of announcement when the filing window opens on the second Monday in January in the same years as the election (even-numbered years).

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-7

Newly elected school board members in West Virginia officially take office on July 1 following their election.

DocumentIcon.jpg See law: West Virginia Code Section 3-5-6 and Section 3-5-1

 


About the district

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

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District map

School district map

Overlapping state house districts

Fayette County Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
West Virginia House of Delegates District 51Marshall ClayRepublican Party 55% 100%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 50David PrittRepublican Party 35% 100%
West Virginia House of Delegates District 45Eric BrooksRepublican Party 9% 41%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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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