Regular local school district · Jefferson County
Jefferson County Schools, WV: schools, enrollment and spending
Jefferson County Schools runs 16 public schools with 8,386 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.9 students per teacher is 1.3 higher than the West Virginia figure of 13.6.
At a glance
- Schools
- 16
- Students
- 8,386
- Teachers (FTE)
- 561
- Students per teacher
- 14.9
- WV: 13.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 110 Mordington Ave, Charles Town, WV 25414
- Phone
- (304)725-6487
- County
- Jefferson County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5400570
- State district ID
- WV-3700000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,248
- School counselors (FTE)
- 25.0About 335 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 35.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.9
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 (8,506), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $121.4 million
- Federal revenue
- $11.6 million
- State revenue
- $61.7 million
- Local revenue
- $48.1 million
- Total spending
- $114.1 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,419
- Salaries
- $62.6 million54.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $43.7 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.5%
- State: 50.9%
- Local: 39.6%
West Virginia overall
- Federal: 14.1%
- State: 51.5%
- Local: 34.4%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,419
West Virginia$14,491
United States$16,826
Schools in Jefferson County Schools
By level: 2 high, 4 middle, 10 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Blue Ridge Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 372 | 13.3 |
| C. W. Shipley Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 348 | 13.9 |
| Charles Town Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 603 | 12.3 |
| Driswood Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 348 | 15.1 |
| Harpers Ferry Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 550 | 13.1 |
| Jefferson High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,431 | 16.3 |
| North Jefferson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 247 | 11.2 |
| Page Jackson ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 366 | 17.4 |
| Ranson Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 256 | 11.6 |
| Shepherdstown Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 310 | 14.8 |
| Shepherdstown Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 308 | 11.0 |
| South Jefferson Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 453 | 17.4 |
| T A Lowery Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 531 | 18.3 |
| Washington High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,458 | 19.2 |
| Wildwood Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 429 | 11.9 |
| Wright Denny Intermediate SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 376 | 15.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Jefferson County
- Virtual Preparatory Academy of West Virginia 1,148 students
- Eastern Panhandle Preparatory Academy 229 students
More in West Virginia
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.