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Barbour County Schools, WV: schools, enrollment and spending

Barbour County Schools runs 7 public schools with 1,969 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.2 students per teacher is about the same as the West Virginia figure of 13.6.

At a glance

Schools
7
Students
1,969
Teachers (FTE)
149
Students per teacher
13.2
WV: 13.6 · US: 15.3
Address
45 School St, Philippi, WV 26416
County
Barbour County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5400030
State district ID
WV-0200000
Total staff (FTE)
312
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 656 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
11.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.2
West Virginia13.6
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,146), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$27.1 million
Federal revenue
$4.2 million
State revenue
$18.1 million
Local revenue
$4.8 million
Total spending
$25.6 million
Spending per pupil
$11,932
Salaries
$13.7 million53.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$0

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 15.4%
  • State: 66.7%
  • Local: 17.9%

West Virginia overall

  • Federal: 14.1%
  • State: 51.5%
  • Local: 34.4%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,932
West Virginia$14,491
United States$16,826

Schools in Barbour County Schools

By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Belington ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 428014.0
Belington Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 824813.1
Junior ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 411115.9
Kasson ElementaryMiddle SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 817912.8
Philip Barbour High School ComplexCEP schoolHigh9 to 1252013.3
Philippi Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 438715.5
Philippi Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 824411.1

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.