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Charles Town, WV
Public School Ratings




Charles Town Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Jefferson County Schools School District details

Jefferson County Schools School District
110 Mordington Ave
Charles Town, WV 25414

8,245 Students enrolled in District

16 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Jefferson County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to West Virginia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.2% of all WV school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.8% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
52%
61%
55%
49%
48%
55%
52%
61%
55%
49%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blue Ridge Elementary School
18866 Charles Town Rd
Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425
PK-05
C. W. Shipley Elementary School
652 Shipley School Rd
Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425
PK-05
Charles Town Middle School
193 High St
Charles Town, WV, 25414
06-08
Driswood Elementary School
75 Caspian Way
Shenandoah Junction, WV, 25442
PK-05
Harpers Ferry Middle School
1710 W Washington St
Harpers Ferry, WV, 25425
06-08
Jefferson High School
4141 Flowing Springs Rd
Shenandoah Junction, WV, 25442
09-12
North Jefferson Elementary School
6996 Charles Town Rd
Kearneysville, WV, 25430
PK-05
Page Jackson Elementary School
370 Page Jackson School Rd
Charles Town, WV, 25414
PK-02
Ranson Elementary School
600 North Preston Street
Ranson, WV, 25438
PK-05
Shepherdstown Elementary School
662 S Church St
Shepherdstown, WV, 25443
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.0% 92.4%
Black 5.6% 4.4%
Hispanic 13.8% 2.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.3% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,787 $64,202,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,046 $8,625,000 7.1%
Staff $393 $3,241,000 2.7%
General Administration $157 $1,293,000 1.1%
School Administration $688 $5,671,000 4.7%
Operation $1,218 $10,043,000 8.3%
Transportation $1,165 $9,603,000 7.9%
Other $400 $3,297,000 2.7%
Total Support $5,066 $41,773,000 34.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,823 $15,030,000 12.4%
Total Expenditures $14,676 $121,005,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,751 $1,947,216,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $803 $201,761,000 5.4%
Staff $533 $133,799,000 3.6%
General Administration $201 $50,578,000 1.4%
School Administration $719 $180,663,000 4.8%
Operation $1,356 $340,557,000 9.1%
Transportation $924 $232,104,000 6.2%
Other $274 $68,841,000 1.8%
Total Support $4,810 $1,208,303,000 32.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,285 $574,146,000 15.4%
Total Expenditures $14,846 $3,729,665,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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