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Wood County Schools, WV: schools, enrollment and spending

Wood County Schools runs 27 public schools with 11,098 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.5 students per teacher is about the same as the West Virginia figure of 13.6.

At a glance

Schools
27
Students
11,098
Teachers (FTE)
822
Students per teacher
13.5
WV: 13.6 · US: 15.3
Address
1210 13th St, Parkersburg, WV 26101
County
Wood County
Locale
City: Small
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
5401620
State district ID
WV-9600000
Total staff (FTE)
1,684
School counselors (FTE)
24.0About 462 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
52.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district13.5
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 (11,864), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$162.6 million
Federal revenue
$18.7 million
State revenue
$92.4 million
Local revenue
$51.4 million
Total spending
$156.9 million
Spending per pupil
$13,229
Salaries
$81.8 million52.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$32.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.5%
  • State: 56.8%
  • Local: 31.6%

West Virginia overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,229
West Virginia$14,491
United States$16,826

Schools in Wood County Schools

By level: 5 high, 5 middle, 16 elementary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Blennerhassett Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 552215.4
Blennerhassett Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 853417.8
Caperton Center for Applied TechnologyHigh9 to 12
Criss Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526714.8
Edison Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 855114.5
Emerson Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 536112.0
Fairplains Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 516011.4
Franklin Elementary CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52628.7
Gihon Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526113.1
Greenmont Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 522914.3
Hamilton Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 844614.4
Jackson Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 842913.8
Jefferson Elementary CenterCEP schoolElementaryPK to 54758.5
Kanawha Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526512.0
Lubeck Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538114.7
Madison Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526412.0
Martin Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52508.9
Mineral Wells Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 546515.5
Neale Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 535713.2
Parkersburg High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,49117.1
Parkersburg South High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,37316.3
Summit Success CenterCEP schoolOtherK to 12
Van Devender Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 82449.8
Vienna Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528814.4
Williamstown Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 554516.5
Williamstown High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 1267614.7
Wood Co Voc Tech CtrHigh9 to 1220.1

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.