Mingo County Schools
Mingo County Schools is a public school district based in Williamson, West Virginia, serving 3,473 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #23 of the 49 West Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 347 students each, about the same as the West Virginia median of 328. It spends about $12,364 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Mingo County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mingo County | West Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,364 | $12,812 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,900 | $7,433 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $50.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $56.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 258 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 553 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 347 | 312 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The West Virginia median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in West Virginia
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason County SchoolsPoint Pleasant | 3,554 | 12 | $12,587 | 13.9 | #21 |
| Randolph County SchoolsElkins | 3,494 | 14 | $11,949 | 13.2 | #22 |
| Mingo County SchoolsWilliamson · this district | 3,473 | 10 | $12,364 | 13.5 | #23 |
| Upshur County SchoolsBuckhannon | 3,385 | 10 | $12,722 | 14.2 | #24 |
| Wyoming County SchoolsPineville | 3,346 | 14 | $12,801 | 12.9 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasco Union ElementaryWasco, CA | 3,474 | $14,474 | 21.7 |
| Lexington 04Swansea, SC | 3,474 | $12,944 | 13.6 |
| Summit School District No. Re 1Frisco, CO | 3,473 | $14,763 | 12.7 |
| Bay City ISDBay City, TX | 3,473 | $12,070 | 18.4 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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