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Wetzel County Schools, West Virginia

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Wetzel County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,205 (2023-2024)
Schools: 9 (2023-2024)
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Wetzel County Schools is a school district in West Virginia (Wetzel County). During the 2024 school year, 2,205 students attended one of the district's nine schools.

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

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School board

Wetzel 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
Brian Castilow
Linda Fonner
Jimmy Glasscock
Christine Mitchell
Christine Nice

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: $11,128,000 $4,828 19%
Local: $36,672,000 $15,910 63%
State: $10,011,000 $4,343 17%
Total: $57,811,000 $25,081
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $50,124,000 $21,745
Total Current Expenditures: $46,829,000 $20,316
Instructional Expenditures: $25,829,000 $11,205 52%
Student and Staff Support: $6,103,000 $2,647 12%
Administration: $3,747,000 $1,625 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,150,000 $4,837 22%
Total Capital Outlay: $3,142,000 $1,363
Construction: $2,676,000 $1,160
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $69,000 $29
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 25 >=50 <50 <50 PS PS 25
2018-2019 36 >=50 PS <50 PS >=50 36
2017-2018 29 >=50 <50 21-39 PS <50 29
2016-2017 28 <50 <50 PS <50 28
2015-2016 27 >=50 PS <50 PS <50 27
2014-2015 25 PS <50 <50 PS <50 25
2013-2014 34 >=50 <50 >=50 PS <50 34
2012-2013 35 <50 <50 <50 PS <50 36
2011-2012 41 PS <50 <50 PS <50 42
2010-2011 41 PS PS PS PS >=50 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 (%)
2020-2021 33 <50 <50 <50 PS PS 34
2018-2019 41 >=50 PS <50 PS >=50 41
2017-2018 36 <50 <50 21-39 PS <50 36
2016-2017 40 <50 >=50 PS >=50 40
2015-2016 46 >=50 PS <50 PS >=50 46
2014-2015 41 PS <50 >=50 PS <50 41
2013-2014 43 <50 <50 >=50 PS <50 43
2012-2013 43 <50 <50 >=50 PS <50 43
2011-2012 48 PS <50 <50 PS <50 48
2010-2011 46 PS PS PS PS <50 46

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 94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=95
2016-2017 93 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 95 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 92 PS 90-94
2011-2012 88 PS PS 85-89
2010-2011 86 PS PS 85-89


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 2,205 -2.4
2022-2023 2,258 -2.1
2021-2022 2,305 -2.8
2020-2021 2,370 -3.8
2019-2020 2,459 -2.1
2018-2019 2,511 -2.2
2017-2018 2,567 0.5
2016-2017 2,554 -5.5
2015-2016 2,695 -1.3
2014-2015 2,729 -1.0
2013-2014 2,757 -2.2
2012-2013 2,818 -1.3
2011-2012 2,855 0.4
2010-2011 2,844 -0.7
2009-2010 2,864 -2.0
2008-2009 2,920 -2.9
2007-2008 3,005 -2.0
2006-2007 3,064 -0.7
2005-2006 3,086 -5.0
2004-2005 3,240 -2.5
2003-2004 3,320 -2.9
2002-2003 3,415 -1.6
2001-2002 3,470 -1.2
2000-2001 3,513 -3.5
1999-2000 3,635 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wetzel 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 0.5 4.2
Hispanic 1.6 2.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 1.0 4.5
White 96.4 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, Wetzel County Schools had 223.50 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.87.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 10.40
Kindergarten: 10.00
Elementary: 118.55
Secondary: 84.55
Total: 223.50

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

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 19.00
District Administrative Support: 10.00
School Administrators: 12.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 90.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 10.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 29.00
Other Support Services: 91.00


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]

Wetzel County Schools operates nine schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Hundred High School789-12
Long Drain School181PK-8
Magnolia High School3029-12
New Martinsville School812PK-8
Paden City Elementary School166PK-6
Paden City High School1607-12
Short Line School367PK-8
Valley High School1399-12
Wetzel County Technical Education Center08-12

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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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