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Grant County Schools

Petersburg, West Virginia · Public School District · Open

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Key statistics

1,617
Students enrolled
5
Public schools
128
Classroom teachers (FTE)
12.6:1
Students per teacher

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data. School year: 2024-25.

Students

By grade

  • Pre-K 109
  • Kindergarten 122
  • Grade 1 132
  • Grade 2 106
  • Grade 3 137
  • Grade 4 116
  • Grade 5 99
  • Grade 6 118
  • Grade 7 112
  • Grade 8 106
  • Grade 9 126
  • Grade 10 115
  • Grade 11 120
  • Grade 12 99

By race/ethnicity

  • White 96%
  • Hispanic/Latino 2%
  • Black or African American <1%
  • Two or more races <1%
  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander <1%
  • American Indian or Alaska Native <1%

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (fall membership), school year 2024-25. Race/ethnicity as reported by the state.

Spending and revenue

$13,694 spent per student on day-to-day operations West Virginia median: $15,626 per student

Spending per student

  • Instruction $7,489
  • Support services $5,180
  • Other (food service, etc.) $1,025

Where the money comes from

  • Local 45%
  • State 41%
  • Federal 14%

Total revenue $25.6 milliontotal spending $26.9 million

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, School District Finance Survey (F-33), school year 2023-24. Day-to-day spending is NCES's current expenditures: it leaves out construction, equipment, debt and payments to charter or private schools. Per student is per fall enrollment of that year.

District details

Grades served

PK to 12

Locale (NCES)

Rural: Remote

Total staff (FTE)

256

District office

204 Jefferson Ave, Petersburg WV 26847

Phone

(304) 257-1011

County

Grant County

Official website

NCES District ID

5400360

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About Grant County Schools

Description provided by the district or community — not part of the NCES dataset.

A predominantly rural county in the eastern panhandle of West Virginia, the Grant County School District operates five schools and an Alternative Learning Center, in which approximately 1890 students are currently enrolled. Dorcas Elementary serves grades K – 6; Maysville Elementary serves grades Pre-K – 6; Petersburg Elementary serves grades Pre-K – 6; Petersburg High School serves grades 7 – 12, and; Union Educational Complex serves grades Pre-K – 12. Each school is staffed with highly qualified personnel who work diligently to support and enhance the learning and increase the academic performance of each individual student in a thriving, positive school culture. Grant County Schools’ mission statement, Moving Forward Together, is a simple and eloquent way to encompass what our employees, students, parents and community believe: it takes the collaborative efforts of us all to ensure every child has the benefit of a superior education.
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