Roane County Schools
Roane County Schools is a public school district based in Spencer, West Virginia, serving 1,630 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 49 West Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 21% of them. Its schools average 326 students each, about the same as the West Virginia median of 328. It spends about $13,171 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.0 students per teacher.
How Roane County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Roane County | West Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,171 | $12,812 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,648 | $7,433 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $26.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $26.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 125 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 264 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.0 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 543 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roane County SchoolsSpencer · this district | 1,630 | 5 | $13,171 | 13.0 | #39 |
| Grant County SchoolsPetersburg | 1,617 | 5 | $11,317 | 12.6 | #40 |
| Monroe County SchoolsUnion | 1,611 | 4 | $14,269 | 13.7 | #41 |
| Braxton County SchoolsSutton | 1,596 | 8 | $13,129 | 12.7 | #42 |
| Clay County SchoolsClay | 1,437 | 4 | $13,388 | 14.0 | #43 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| MillburyMillbury, MA | 1,631 | $19,798 | 12.6 |
| Hamilton K-12 SchoolsHamilton, MT | 1,631 | $11,597 | 14.8 |
| Somerset Hills Regional School DistrictBernardsville, NJ | 1,631 | $23,617 | 10.3 |
| Union Elementary District (4277)Tolleson, AZ | 1,630 | $9,212 | 18.5 |
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-roane-county-schools