Upshur County Schools
Upshur County Schools is a public school district based in Buckhannon, West Virginia, serving 3,385 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #24 of the 49 West Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 52% of them. Its schools average 338 students each, about the same as the West Virginia median of 328. It spends about $12,722 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.
How Upshur County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Upshur County | West Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,722 | $12,812 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,995 | $7,433 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $48.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $49.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 238 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 528 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 282 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randolph County SchoolsElkins | 3,494 | 14 | $11,949 | 13.2 | #22 |
| Mingo County SchoolsWilliamson | 3,473 | 10 | $12,364 | 13.5 | #23 |
| Upshur County SchoolsBuckhannon · this district | 3,385 | 10 | $12,722 | 14.2 | #24 |
| Wyoming County SchoolsPineville | 3,346 | 14 | $12,801 | 12.9 | #25 |
| Hancock County SchoolsNew Cumberland | 3,342 | 9 | $11,366 | 11.7 | #26 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addison School District 4Addison, IL | 3,389 | $15,507 | 11.5 |
| East Valley School District (Yakima)Yakima, WA | 3,387 | $14,098 | 19.5 |
| Greater Jasper Consolidated SchsJasper, IN | 3,383 | $10,991 | 16.8 |
| WakefieldWakefield, MA | 3,382 | $18,510 | 11.5 |
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-upshur-county-schools