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C

Roane County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Spencer and Reedy.

Spencer’s School Grade C better than 25% of West Virginia school districts

Students
1,630
Schools
5
Spent per student
$15,733
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
13:1
Debt
$7.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Roane County School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of West Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 7 pts below the state
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.1M, about $4,337 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
D
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CSpencer 1,895Reedy 144

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Spencer. Grade by grade →

PK–83 schoolsThis district
9–12Roane County HighThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency18%
State average 32.2% · 888 students tested
Reading / language arts34%
State average 41.3% · 888 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 92.6% · 116 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
$15,733 per student · 1% above WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 39%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 60%Federal 24%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,903’20
1,802’21
1,795’22
1,693’23
1,630’24

Down 14.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 97%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Hispanic <1%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

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

Spencer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spencer
C−
413 students14:1
Walton Elementary/Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Walton
B−
228 students11:1
Geary Elementary/Middle School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Left Hand
C
200 students10:1
Spencer Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spencer
D
299 students13:1
Roane County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spencer
B+
490 students15:1

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.