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Tucker County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns

Serves Parsons, Thomas, Davis, Hambleton and Hendricks.

Parsons’ School Grade B better than 57% of West Virginia school districts

Students
918
Schools
3
Spent per student
$17,143
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Tucker County School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of West Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% more per student than the WV average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 well below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
BParsons 1,282Thomas 587Davis 579Hambleton 229Hendricks 205

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Parsons. Grade by grade →

PK–82 schoolsThis district
9–12Tucker County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency26%
State average 32.2% · 465 students tested
Reading / language arts36%
State average 41.3% · 465 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
$17,143 per student · 10% above WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 37%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 57%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
929’20
957’21
961’22
942’23
918’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Black 2%Hispanic <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Tucker Valley Elementary Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Hambleton
C−
450 students12:1
Davis Thomas Elementary Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thomas
B−
189 students11:1
Tucker County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hambleton
B−
279 students10:1

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.