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Parkersburg, WV
Public School Ratings




Parkersburg 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


Wood County Schools School District details

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

11,310 Students enrolled in District

27 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Wood County Schools School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to West Virginia

8

(10 is best)

Better than 79.7% of all WV school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Better than 45.5% 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
56%
52%
60%
55%
53%
48%
56%
52%
60%
55%
53%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Blennerhassett Elementary School
448 Jewell Rd
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Blennerhassett Middle School
444 Jewell Rd
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
06-08
Caperton Center For Applied Technology School
212 Technology Dr
Parkersburg, WV, 26104
09-12
Criss Elementary School
2800 22nd St
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Edison Middle School
1201 Hillcrest St
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
06-08
Emerson Elementary School
1605 36th St
Parkersburg, WV, 26104
PK-05
Fairplains Elementary School
615 Broadway Ave
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Franklin Elementary Center School
1511 Division Street Ext
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Gihon Elementary School
2000 Belmont Rd
Parkersburg, WV, 26101
PK-05
Greenmont Elementary School
209 58th 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) 95.8% 92.4%
Black 1.5% 4.4%
Hispanic 1.9% 2.4%
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 $7,585 $85,786,000 54.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $963 $10,887,000 6.9%
Staff $564 $6,381,000 4.0%
General Administration $145 $1,640,000 1.0%
School Administration $768 $8,682,000 5.5%
Operation $1,324 $14,975,000 9.5%
Transportation $782 $8,839,000 5.6%
Other $234 $2,642,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,779 $54,046,000 34.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,611 $18,222,000 11.5%
Total Expenditures $13,975 $158,054,000 100.0%
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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