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Parkersburg Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Wood County Schools School District details

Wood County Schools School District
1210 13 Th Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101

11,893 Students enrolled in District

27 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Wood County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to West Virginia

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.8% of all WV school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.3% 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
58%
51%
60%
54%
55%
47%
58%
51%
60%
54%
55%
47%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blennerhassett Elementary School
448 Jewel Rd
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Blennerhassett Middle School
444 Jewel Rd
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
06-08
Caperton Center For Applied Technology School
212 Technology Dr
Parkersburg, WV, 26104
09-12
Criss Elementary School
2800 22 Nd St
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Edison Middle School
1201 Hillcrest St
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
06-08
Emerson Elementary School
1605 36 Th St
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Fairplains Elementary School
615 Broadway Ave
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Franklin Elementary Center School
1511 Division St Ext
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Gihon Elementary School
2000 Belmont Rd
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Greenmont Elementary School
209 58 Th St
Vienna, WV, 26105
PK-05
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.2% 92.7%
Black 1.5% 4.3%
Hispanic 1.5% 2.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 0.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 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 $6,882 $84,221,916 48.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $863 $10,561,394 6.0%
Staff $578 $7,073,564 4.0%
General Administration $157 $1,921,366 1.1%
School Administration $678 $8,297,364 4.7%
Operation $1,179 $14,428,602 8.2%
Transportation $661 $8,089,318 4.6%
Other $225 $2,753,550 1.6%
Total Support $4,340 $53,112,920 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,126 $38,255,988 21.8%
Total Expenditures $14,348 $175,590,824 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,479 $1,890,007,370 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $728 $183,944,710 5.1%
Staff $445 $112,342,335 3.1%
General Administration $202 $51,142,744 1.4%
School Administration $721 $182,197,081 5.1%
Operation $1,309 $330,738,383 9.3%
Transportation $945 $238,885,722 6.7%
Other $248 $62,682,269 1.8%
Total Support $4,598 $1,161,883,242 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,064 $521,669,123 14.6%
Total Expenditures $14,140 $3,573,531,633 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%