Wood County Schools, West Virginia

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Wood County Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 11,310 (2023-2024)
Schools: 27 (2023-2024)
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Wood County Schools is a school district in West Virginia (Wood County). During the 2024 school year, 11,310 students attended one of the district's 27 schools.

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

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School board

Wood 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
Debra Hendershot
Judy Johnson
Randy Modesitt
Justin Raber
Ron Tice2016

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: $26,431,000 $2,222 16%
Local: $51,311,000 $4,314 31%
State: $87,135,000 $7,327 53%
Total: $164,877,000 $13,863
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $158,054,000 $13,289
Total Current Expenditures: $147,561,000 $12,407
Instructional Expenditures: $85,786,000 $7,213 54%
Student and Staff Support: $17,268,000 $1,451 11%
Administration: $12,964,000 $1,090 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $31,543,000 $2,652 20%
Total Capital Outlay: $8,155,000 $685
Construction: $7,116,000 $598
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $854,000 $71
Interest on Debt: $1,130,000 $95


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 38 60-69 15-19 35-39 PS 30-34 38
2018-2019 48 80-89 35-39 50-54 PS 45-49 48
2017-2018 41 70-79 25-29 40-44 PS 35-39 41
2016-2017 38 40-44 30-39 PS 30-34 38
2015-2016 35 60-69 20-24 35-39 PS 25-29 36
2014-2015 31 70-79 15-19 35-39 PS 20-24 31
2013-2014 42 80-89 20-24 50-54 <50 30-34 43
2012-2013 45 75-79 30-34 50-59 <50 30-34 45
2011-2012 48 75-79 30-34 40-49 >=50 40-44 48
2010-2011 46 75-79 25-29 30-39 <50 30-39 46

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 48 70-79 25-29 50-54 PS 45-49 48
2018-2019 52 70-79 30-34 50-54 PS 55-59 52
2017-2018 49 70-79 25-29 45-49 PS 40-44 49
2016-2017 50 50-54 50-59 PS 40-44 50
2015-2016 51 70-79 40-44 50-54 PS 45-49 51
2014-2015 49 80-89 35-39 55-59 PS 35-39 49
2013-2014 48 70-79 35-39 60-64 >=50 40-44 48
2012-2013 49 85-89 35-39 50-59 >=50 35-39 49
2011-2012 48 75-79 35-39 50-59 >=50 40-44 48
2010-2011 49 75-79 40-44 60-69 <50 30-39 49

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 89 >=50 60-79 >=50 >=80 89
2018-2019 91 >=50 >=80 >=50 PS 60-79 91
2017-2018 89 >=50 60-79 >=50 PS >=50 90
2016-2017 90 >=80 >=80 PS PS >=50 90
2015-2016 89 >=50 >=80 PS PS 89
2014-2015 88 >=50 >=80 >=50 PS 88
2013-2014 86 >=50 60-79 >=50 PS 86
2012-2013 82 >=50 60-79 PS PS 82
2011-2012 81 >=50 60-79 >=50 81
2010-2011 81 >=50 >=80 PS PS 81


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 11,310 -3.1
2022-2023 11,663 -2.0
2021-2022 11,893 0.2
2020-2021 11,864 -3.2
2019-2020 12,238 -1.5
2018-2019 12,423 -2.0
2017-2018 12,676 -1.5
2016-2017 12,860 -1.8
2015-2016 13,086 -1.3
2014-2015 13,259 0.0
2013-2014 13,260 -0.6
2012-2013 13,341 -0.9
2011-2012 13,455 -0.1
2010-2011 13,462 -0.2
2009-2010 13,486 0.0
2008-2009 13,481 -0.3
2007-2008 13,519 -0.3
2006-2007 13,554 -0.2
2005-2006 13,577 -1.2
2004-2005 13,746 0.1
2003-2004 13,738 -0.1
2002-2003 13,753 0.0
2001-2002 13,757 -1.8
2000-2001 14,004 -1.5
1999-2000 14,216 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wood County Schools (%) West Virginia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.1
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.7
Black 1.4 4.2
Hispanic 1.8 2.4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.1 4.5
White 91.9 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, Wood County Schools had 870.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 37.00
Kindergarten: 42.00
Elementary: 391.62
Secondary: 399.38
Total: 870.00

Wood County Schools employed 39.00 district administrators and 53.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 39.00
District Administrative Support: 49.50
School Administrators: 53.00
School Administrative Support: 19.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 233.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 11.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 25.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 17.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 21.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 57.50
Other Support Services: 312.50


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]

Wood County Schools operates 27 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Blennerhassett Elementary School527PK-5
Blennerhassett Middle School5206-8
Caperton Center For Applied Technology09-12
Criss Elementary School258PK-5
Edison Middle School5686-8
Emerson Elementary School407PK-5
Fairplains Elementary School162PK-5
Franklin Elementary Center266PK-5
Gihon Elementary School234PK-5
Greenmont Elementary School234PK-5
Hamilton Middle School4136-8
Jackson Middle School4766-8
Jefferson Elementary Center525PK-5
Kanawha Elementary School280PK-5
Lubeck Elementary School381PK-5
Madison Elementary School270PK-5
Martin Elementary School224PK-5
Mineral Wells Elementary School485PK-5
Neale Elementary School368PK-5
Parkersburg High School1,5529-12
Parkersburg South High School1,3859-12
Summit Success Center0KG-KG
Van Devender Middle School2866-8
Vienna Elementary School291PK-5
Williamstown Elementary School540PK-5
Williamstown High School6396-12
Wood Co Voc Tech Ctr09-12

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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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