Wayne County Schools
Wayne County Schools is a public school district based in Wayne, West Virginia, serving 5,953 students in 18 schools. By enrollment it ranks #12 of the 49 West Virginia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 331 students each, about the same as the West Virginia median of 328. It spends about $12,505 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.3 students per teacher.
How Wayne County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Wayne County | West Virginia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,505 | $12,812 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,538 | $7,433 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $82.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $93.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 447 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 975 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 13.2 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 259 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County SchoolsFairmont | 7,112 | 21 | $13,081 | 13.6 | #11 |
| Wayne County SchoolsWayne · this district | 5,953 | 18 | $12,505 | 13.3 | #12 |
| Fayette County SchoolsFayetteville | 5,294 | 11 | $12,810 | 14.0 | #13 |
| Ohio County SchoolsWheeling | 4,718 | 14 | $14,426 | 12.1 | #14 |
| Logan County SchoolsWest Logan | 4,664 | 18 | $13,270 | 13.1 | #15 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark R-VIOzark, MO | 5,959 | $9,335 | 13.0 |
| ShrewsburyShrewsbury, MA | 5,956 | $16,103 | 13.8 |
| West Haven School DistrictWest Haven, CT | 5,950 | $20,224 | 12.1 |
| Lee CountyLeesburg, GA | 5,949 | $10,358 | 14.7 |
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-wayne-county-schools