Morgan County Schools
Morgan County Schools is a public school district based in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, serving 2,123 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #37 of the 49 West Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 25% of them. Its schools average 303 students each, about the same as the West Virginia median of 328. It spends about $12,371 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.8 students per teacher.
How Morgan County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Morgan County | West Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,371 | $12,812 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,603 | $7,433 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $28.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 154 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 341 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 303 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brooke County SchoolsWellsburg | 2,213 | 7 | $14,171 | 12.3 | #33 |
| Wetzel County SchoolsNew Martinsville | 2,189 | 9 | $19,704 | 9.8 | #34 |
| Hardy County SchoolsMoorefield | 2,184 | 6 | $10,783 | 15.8 | #35 |
| Taylor County SchoolsGrafton | 2,128 | 5 | $11,841 | 13.8 | #36 |
| Morgan County SchoolsBerkeley Springs · this district | 2,123 | 7 | $12,371 | 13.8 | #37 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike CountyTroy, AL | 2,124 | $13,186 | 16.1 |
| Forrest County School DistrictHattiesburg, MS | 2,124 | $11,850 | 11.7 |
| New Fairfield School DistrictNew Fairfield, CT | 2,123 | $22,830 | 11.5 |
| Kodiak Island Borough School DistrictKodiak, AK | 2,122 | $24,102 | 14.2 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-wv-morgan-county-schools