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Ohio County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 6 towns

Serves Wheeling, Bethlehem, West Liberty, Triadelphia, Clearview and Valley Grove.

Wheeling’s School Grade A better than 91% of West Virginia school districts

Students
4,718
Schools
14
Spent per student
$16,977
WV $15,637
Students per teacher
12:1
Debt
$30.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Ohio County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 91% of West Virginia districts
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% more per student than the WV average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $30.9M, about $6,545 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 91% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
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The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wheeling. Grade by grade →

PK–56 elementary schoolsThis district
6–84 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Wheeling Park High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. WV

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 32.2% · 2,466 students tested
Reading / language arts50%
State average 41.3% · 2,463 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 92.6% · 374 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
$16,977 per student · 9% above WV
Spending
Classroom instruction 60%Support & administration 33%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 37%Federal 15%

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

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

Enrollment over time
4,539’20
4,479’21
4,437’22
4,355’23
4,718’24

Up 3.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Two or more races 7%Black 7%Hispanic 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.