Regular local school district · Putnam County
Putnam County Schools, WV: schools, enrollment and spending
Putnam County Schools runs 23 public schools with 8,518 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
- 23
- Students
- 8,518
- Teachers (FTE)
- 646
- Students per teacher
- 13.2
- WV: 13.6 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 77 Courthouse Dr, Winfield, WV 25213
- Phone
- (304)586-0500
- County
- Putnam County
- Locale
- Suburb: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 5401200
- State district ID
- WV-7200000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,274
- School counselors (FTE)
- 30.0About 284 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 31.0
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 (9,147), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $130.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $10.2 million
- State revenue
- $68.5 million
- Local revenue
- $52.1 million
- Total spending
- $120.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,189
- Salaries
- $66.2 million54.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $16.3 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 7.8%
- State: 52.3%
- Local: 39.8%
West Virginia overall
- Federal: 14.1%
- State: 51.5%
- Local: 34.4%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,189
West Virginia$14,491
United States$16,826
Schools in Putnam County Schools
By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 14 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Buffalo Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 195 | 12.2 |
| Buffalo High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 382 | 15.9 |
| Confidence Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 102 | 10.2 |
| Conner Street Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 292 | 14.6 |
| Eastbrook Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 255 | 15.9 |
| George Washington Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 201 | 11.8 |
| George Washington Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 291 | 12.7 |
| Hometown Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 58 | 7.2 |
| Hurricane High School | High | 9 to 12 | 1,141 | 14.6 |
| Hurricane Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 821 | 13.2 |
| Hurricane Town Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 269 | 15.8 |
| Lakeside Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 182 | 10.7 |
| Mountain View Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 457 | 15.2 |
| Poca Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 279 | 12.7 |
| Poca High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 410 | 12.8 |
| Poca Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 277 | 13.2 |
| Putnam Career & Technical Center | High | 9 to 12 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Rock Branch Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 187 | 11.0 |
| Scott Teays Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 435 | 20.7 |
| West Teays Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 453 | 14.6 |
| Winfield Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 534 | 13.7 |
| Winfield High School | High | 9 to 12 | 743 | 14.0 |
| Winfield Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 552 | 12.8 |
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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.