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Preston County Schools, West Virginia

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Preston County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 3,949 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Preston County Schools is a school district in West Virginia (Preston County). During the 2024 school year, 3,949 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

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School board

Preston 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
Michael Hovatter
Cross Kisner
Elizabeth Noss
Lucas Tatham
Jeff Zigray

Elections

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School board meetings

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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: $12,170,000 $2,871 20%
Local: $18,590,000 $4,385 30%
State: $30,965,000 $7,305 50%
Total: $61,725,000 $14,561
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $54,161,000 $12,776
Total Current Expenditures: $52,053,000 $12,279
Instructional Expenditures: $30,801,000 $7,266 57%
Student and Staff Support: $5,336,000 $1,258 10%
Administration: $3,602,000 $849 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $12,314,000 $2,904 23%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,681,000 $396
Construction: $1,177,000 $277
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $41,000 $9
Interest on Debt: $298,000 $70


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 (%)
2021-2022 29 PS <50 <50 <=20 29
2020-2021 22 PS <50 <50 <=20 22
2018-2019 30 PS <=20 <=20 21-39 30
2017-2018 31 PS <50 21-39 PS 21-39 32
2016-2017 28 21-39 21-39 PS <50 28
2015-2016 27 PS <=20 <50 <50 27
2014-2015 23 PS <50 <50 <50 23
2013-2014 35 PS <=20 <50 PS 35
2012-2013 39 PS 21-39 PS 39
2011-2012 42 PS <=20 <50 PS PS 42
2010-2011 41 PS 21-39 PS PS 41

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 (%)
2021-2022 37 PS <50 <50 21-39 37
2020-2021 33 PS <50 <50 21-39 34
2018-2019 39 PS 21-39 21-39 21-39 39
2017-2018 38 PS <50 21-39 PS 21-39 38
2016-2017 40 40-59 40-59 PS <50 40
2015-2016 40 PS 21-39 <50 <50 40
2014-2015 39 PS 21-39 >=50 <50 39
2013-2014 39 PS 21-39 <50 PS 39
2012-2013 41 PS 21-39 <50 PS 41
2011-2012 43 PS 21-39 <50 PS PS 43
2010-2011 44 PS 21-39 PS PS 44

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 (%)
2021-2022 83 PS PS 80-84
2020-2021 85 PS 85-89
2019-2020 90 PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 91 PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 86 PS PS PS 85-89
2016-2017 83 PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 87 PS PS PS PS 86
2014-2015 84 PS PS 85
2013-2014 86 PS PS 86
2012-2013 80 PS 81
2011-2012 78 PS 78
2010-2011 79 79


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 3,949 -3.6
2022-2023 4,090 -3.6
2021-2022 4,239 0.7
2020-2021 4,210 -4.1
2019-2020 4,384 -0.7
2018-2019 4,415 -2.4
2017-2018 4,521 0.2
2016-2017 4,513 7.4
2015-2016 4,179 -1.6
2014-2015 4,246 -7.9
2013-2014 4,583 0.2
2012-2013 4,575 -0.7
2011-2012 4,607 0.2
2010-2011 4,600 -0.6
2009-2010 4,628 1.5
2008-2009 4,559 -0.5
2007-2008 4,584 0.0
2006-2007 4,583 -2.2
2005-2006 4,685 -0.4
2004-2005 4,702 -1.9
2003-2004 4,790 -0.8
2002-2003 4,830 0.0
2001-2002 4,828 -0.6
2000-2001 4,858 -2.7
1999-2000 4,990 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Preston County Schools (%) West Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.7
Black 0.5 4.2
Hispanic 0.6 2.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 1.4 4.5
White 97.3 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, Preston County Schools had 288.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.71.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 12.00
Kindergarten: 15.00
Elementary: 124.00
Secondary: 137.00
Total: 288.00

Preston County Schools employed 12.00 district administrators and 19.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 12.00
District Administrative Support: 16.50
School Administrators: 19.00
School Administrative Support: 8.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 57.40
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 14.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 11.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 29.00
Other Support Services: 132.60


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]

Preston County Schools operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Aurora School167PK-8
Bruceton School588PK-8
Central Preston Middle School3105-8
Fellowsville Elementary75PK-4
Kingwood Elementary383PK-4
Preston High School1,1209-12
Rowlesburg School45KG-8
South Preston School330PK-8
Terra Alta/East Preston School303PK-8
West Preston School628PK-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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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