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Pendleton County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Franklin.

Franklin’s Schools page →

Students
850
Schools
4
Spent per student
$20,372
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Pendleton County School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 84% of West Virginia districts
  • Spends 30% more per student than the WV average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 84% of the 56 West Virginia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
Franklin 527

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Franklin. Grade by grade →

PK–63 schoolsThis district
7–12Pendleton County Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 32.2% · 442 students tested
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.3% · 442 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 92.6% · 66 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,372 per student · 30% above WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 52%Support & administration 42%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 60%Federal 19%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
870’20
870’21
867’22
846’23
850’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 93%Two or more races 3%Hispanic 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with West Virginia’s other public schools.

Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Franklin
B−
247 students10:1
Brandywine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Brandywine
A+
114 students10:1
North Fork Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Circleville
B−
103 students9:1
Pendleton County Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Franklin
B+
386 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within West Virginia.